Italian Language Weekly Newsletter - Friday, November 28, 2014

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Top new questions this week: 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 intransitive and ... verbs auxiliary-verb   asked by gbutters 5 votes answered by DaG 6 votes Etymology of the Imperative One thing I find interesting about the imperative in Italian is that in general for -are verbs the 2nd and 3rd person are swapped around (but only for -are verbs). Present: Tu guardi Lui guarda ... etymology   asked by Groky 4 votes answered by egreg 5 votes How can I translate "we are hundreds of kilometers apart"? I am trying to say I miss my mother everyday because we are hundreds of kilometres apart and I only get to talk to her on the internet. Can I say this? Manco molto mia madre perché stiamo a ... grammar english-comparison translation   asked by Daniel Ortiz Costa 3 votes answered by DaG 7 votes When to use "andare a" vs " andare al, allo, alla, ai, agli, alle" vs "andare in"? I'm trying to understand the rules but I don't seem to find a proper pattern. The main problem is my Spanish and French conflict with Italian... Io voglio andare a USA? Io voglio andare ai USA? Io ... grammar prepositions latin   asked by Daniel Ortiz Costa 3 votes answered by Charo 3 votes How to translate I'll sing for my supper? A think that a very strong way to answer a phrase like "Don't think this is going to grant you any special treatment" or the like, is "I will sing for my supper, I don't expect it for free" At least, ... idioms english-comparison   asked by Ant 3 votes answered by gbutters 7 votes When to use what translation of the word "to throw" Gettare, lanciare, tirare, scagliare all mean "to throw". Which word is used as to throwing a ball? What situations are the other words used in? word-choice   asked by Warren Miller 3 votes answered by RicoRally 3 votes Probabilmente + indicativo o congiuntivo? So che il congiuntivo si usa dopo espressioni che indicano dubbio o incertezza, e ho letto alcune frasi con la struttura "è probabile che" + congiuntivo. Ad esempio: È probabile che arrivi ... grammar verbs subjunctive-mood   asked by Charo 2 votes answered by DaG 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: How would I translate "He makes the language sing." into Italian I have decided to be very brave and put my Italian out there in a blog. I will admit that the first entry I am writing is mostly done from a translator site but I want to try it on my own eventually. ... idioms english-comparison translation   asked by Jim's Mum 4 votes answered by Giulio Muscarello 2 votes What's the difference between "cominciare" and "iniziare"? Recently, an Italian friend of mine corrected my sentence, "Sono a dieta, l'ho cominciata tre giorni fa", like this: "Sono a dieta, ho iniziato la dieta tre giorni fa." Is there any difference between ... word-usage verbs difference   asked by Vic 10 votes answered by user193 11 votes Can you answer this? L'origine del water! Il termine "water", è l'abbreviazione (pronunciata all'italiana) dell'inglese water-closet (letteralmente: stanzino dell'acqua). Il termine viene usato dall'inizio degli anni 60 e diventa sempre ... word-usage etymology   asked by Josh61 2 votes

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