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The following Italian tutorial was written by a soon to be graduate student in linguistics named Jennifer Wagner, who runs a fantastic website called Indo-European Languages - ielanguages.com. We thank her for generously allowing us to post her work here! |
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7. Italian Verbs for "To Be" and "To Have"
| I am | sono | soh-noh | We are | siamo | see-ah-moh |
| You are | sei | say | You are | siete | see-eh-teh |
| He/she/it is | è | eh | They are | sono | soh-noh |
Note: You do not have to use the subject pronouns as the different conjugations imply the subject.
I was |
ero |
we were |
eravamo |
I will be |
sarò |
we will be |
saremo |
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you were |
eri |
you were |
eravate |
you will be |
sarai |
you will be |
sarete |
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he/she/it is |
era |
they were |
erano |
he/she/it will be |
sarà |
they will be |
saranno |
I have |
ho |
oh |
We have |
abbiamo |
ahb-bee-ah-mo |
You have |
hai |
eye |
You have |
avete |
ah-veh-teh |
He/she has |
ha |
ah |
They have |
hanno |
ahn-noh |
| I had | avevo | we had | avevamo | I will have | avrò | we will have | avremo | |
| you had | avevi | you had | avevate | you will have | avrai | you will have | avrete | |
| he/she/it had | aveva | they had | avevano | he/she/it will have | avrà | they will have | avranno |
Avere is used with many idioms and expressions that normally use the verb to be in English:
avere fame - to be hungry avere sete - to be thirsty avere caldo - to be warm avere freddo - to be cold avere fretta - to be in a hurry avere paura - to be afraid avere ragione - to be right avere sonno - to be sleepy avere bisogno di - to need avere (number) anni - to be (number) years old |
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