An Italian word that many of our readers have asked us to write about is the verb attraversare. If you haven’t watched many Hollywood films set in Italy, you might be curious about why this word is so popular. Let’s discover the reason now! attraversare to cross / go through In the movie Eat Pray …
Today, we’ll delve into an Italian verb that embodies dual meanings: “to search for” and “to try.” It comes from the late Latin term cĭrcare, meaning “to go around,” which in turn stems from the word circa, which translates to “around.” cercare to search for / to try But before we unravel its two primary …
Today we’re going to explore pensare, a common verb in the Italian language that will offer a gateway to convey your thoughts and feelings. pensare to think Italian verbs are categorised into three classes: -are, -ire, and -ere. Pensare belongs to the first category, meaning that its conjugation in the present tense adheres the following …
Italian verbs can be categorised as being -are, -ere, or -ire verbs. We’ve already discussed the -are verbs here and -ere verbs here. Now the time has come to talk about the third and final type category of Italian verbs: “third conjugation” -ire verbs. How to conjugate IRE verbs in Italian Much like the other …
Today we’ll be looking at a verb that was suggested by one of the members in our fantastic Facebook community: costeggiare. costeggiare Costeggiare is a regular -are verb, so it can be conjugated in the following manner in the present tense: (io) costeggio (tu) costeggi (lui) costeggia (lei) costeggia (Lei) costeggia (noi) costeggiamo (voi) costeggiate …
Anyone who knows me is aware of my fondness for whimsical words, and that’s precisely what prompted me to write about the verb squagliare today! I recently came across it in a friend’s Facebook post in which he describes the feeling of “melting” in the 97°F heat currently engulfing Italy. (I must admit, it’s at …