Italian Language

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2009-11-05 Italian Language - "avere" or "portare":

Dear Rich, The caption “Chi ha gli occhiali da sole?” under the picture of several people, one of whom is wearing sunglasses, is correct, though we can say also “ Chi porta gli occhiali da sole?”.

2009-11-05 Italian Language - Italian surnames ending in -engo:

Hello, the information you have learnt is correct: many words in Italian have a Germanic (mainly Gothic or Langobard) origin, including place names and surnames. In particular, those ending with -ingo/inghi/engo/enghi

2009-11-05 Italian Language - Translation.:

Hi Ulrike, Interesting things you are doing at school! :-) Here your translation, I hope it is helpful... I would prefer someone Italian this time. Why has this become so complicated? It is

2009-11-04 Italian Language - verbs:

Dear Rich, yes, Italian “intransitive verbs” are followed by “prepositions”, but are not followed by “direct objects”. For example : -“Egli parla(intransitive) per (preposition) radio” (He talks

2009-11-03 Italian Language - Passive Voice:

Ciao Julie, no need to drive yourself crazy on this....I need to tell you the truth, sentences like these are absolutely never used in Italian. They are a mere exercise. In any case I believe (trust