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Verbs Italian Gender

05/01/19

Perché si dice "l'esame è andato bene" ed "è andata bene"?
Ho iniziato un tandem qualche tempo fa e la ragazza che aiuto nella pratica dell'italiano mi ha chiesto come mai si dice > l'esame è **andato** benema invece > è **andata** benequando si... more
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05/01/19

Come si spiega a uno straniero la differenza tra verbi transitivi e intransitivi?
Sto facendo un tandem con una ragazza austriaca e vorrei riuscire a spiegarle la differenza tra verbi intransitivi e transitivi. Per me, in quanto madrelingua, basta domandarmi se il verbo risponde... more
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05/01/19

Rimasta incinta: senso dell'espressione?
In italiano diciamo cose come "sono rimasta incinta". L'uso del verbo *rimanere* mi fa pensare ad un qualcosa che afferisce alla sfera della non volontarietà. Usiamo però questa... more
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Verbs Italian Nouns

05/01/19

Qual è il sostantivo per "Impersonare"?
Qual è il sostantivo che descrive l'azione dell'impersonare: "impersonazione" o "impersonamento"?Cercando i termini online ho trovato utilizzi per tutt'e due: per citare un esempio, esistono due... more
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05/01/19

Difference between 'vuotare' and 'svuotare'?
Is there a difference in context or connotation between the verbs 'vuotare' and 'svuotare', both meaning 'to empty'?
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05/01/19

Difference between parlando and parlante?
What is the difference between*parlando* and *parlante**credendo* and *credente*and*dante* and *dando*and many others.Are they the same thing? Does parlando and parlante both mean speaking, does it... more
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05/01/19

Was there a time when some 1st person plurals ended with “-am”?
I was reading an old document put on the web and saw “siam” where I expected “siamo.”I was about to report a typo when I realized that at least a third of the verbs were that way—“dobbiam” and... more
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04/30/19

Qual è il tempo verbale giusto in questa frase?
Oggi ho detto questa frase:*Bastava che trovasse qualcuno che glielo prestasse*ma sono stato ripreso. È sbagliata? Perché?
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04/23/19

Is it always bad to use "get" or "got"?
ack in grammar, one of the many rules we were given was to always avoid get," "got," or "gotten" due to their ambiguity and tendency toward poor grammar as in: "What happened to your arm? It got... more
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04/23/19

Come si pudire "mettere sotto la pressione" con una parola sola in italiano?
Ciao a tutti.In italiano esiste una parola unica che abbia lo stesso significato dell'espressione "mettere sotto la pressione" (nel senso metaforico, ad esempio caricandolo di lavoro)? Se c'è più... more
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Verbs Writing Tenses

04/23/19

This chapter describes or "This chapter WILL describe?"?
My question is about the use of the present or future tense when describing what the current project being written does/will do: - Should it be "This thesis **will investigate** whether...," or... more
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04/23/19

Variation with 2nd conjugation verbs in the passato remoto in the io, lui and loro forms?
In studying the passato remoto one notes immediately the variation on the 2nd conjugation (-ere stem) verbs in the io, lui/lei, loro forms. For example a verb like ***credere*** is conjugated:>... more
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04/23/19

Complete table of Italian irregular verbs?
Is there a *complete* list of all Italian irregular verbs?I would appreciate it in particular to find a table that includes the various subregularities, too.
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04/23/19

non parli vs. non parlare (imperativo negazione)?
I thought the negative imperative was done using the infinitive:* Sto facendo dei calcoli, non parlareBut I've also seen it conjugated in the present:* Quindi, non parli a me di disperazione.What... more
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04/22/19

Habitual aspect?
My (poor) understanding of things is that there are two ways to get habitual semantics in Japanese: * use the dictionary form of the verb: > 毎日、映画{えいが}を見に行く "I go to the movies every day." *... more
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04/21/19

What form is あり?
On the road outside my daughter's nursery is painted 保育園アリ. I guess this is a form of ある, but what's it called, and why is あり used not ある？
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04/06/19

What form is 恐るる?
In Final Fantasy VIII, Bahamut has a little speech: > …G.F.とは我らのことか > 我らを力として使うとは… > 恐るるべきは人間どもよ I'd never seen two るs doubled up like that. Which conjugation is this? It seems to have... more
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04/03/19

Why is the auxiliary 'avere', as opposed to 'essere', used when conjugating the verbs 'camminare' & 'viaggiare'?
As a rule, transitive verbs in Italian use the auxiliary *avere* (*ho camminato, avrò camminato*) when conjugating in any of the compound tenses. However, *camminare* & *viaggiare* are... more
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Verbs Italian

04/03/19

Imperative of "distrarre"?
The imperative of "distrarre" is "distrai!". This is like "fare", whose imperative is "fa'" or "fai". With an object particle it becomes "fallo". Does that happen with "distrarre" (and "trarre") as... more
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04/01/19

Using "piace" in a "how-many" question?
I currently have a limited understanding of Italian grammar (I plan to take Italian when I go to college but as of right now I'm entirely self-taught [well, in a Duolingo-guided sort of way]) so I... more
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04/01/19

Degree of acceptance of conjugation of verb according to root?
The verb *trasalire* should be conjugated (I report the Indicative present tense) as > Io trasalisco; Tu trasalisci, Egli trasalisce ...But since the verb may be perceived as a composite of... more
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03/30/19

Are there any rules to remember nouns / adjectives that are related to verbs?
I am having a real trouble remembering vocabulary where a noun or adjective is related to a verb (or vice versa).**Example 1**Verb tagliare = to cut.Conjugation taglio = I cut.Conjugation taglia =... more
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03/29/19

How does one use the "[V ます stem] に [Vタ]" pattern (as in 待ちに待った)?
Every now and then I hear 待ちに待った, as in: > 待ちに待ったライブ a long-awaited concert I started wondering if this pattern can apply to other verbs, and it certainly seems to, if Google is any... more
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Verbs Italian

03/29/19

Verbs that do not have some conjugation forms?
In Russian there is a verb "*победить*" (*vincere*) which doesn't have future singular 1st person form. It is impossible to say "*io vincerò (in questo gioco, in questa partita)*" in Russian... more
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Verbs Italian

03/29/19

Difference between remind and remember in Italian?
I would like to know how to differentiate 'to remember' and 'to remind' in Italian. From a basic search, it seems as though 'ricordare' is used for both cases.There are three cases I can think... more
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