Punto di partenza
The verbs dire (to say; to tell), uscire (to go out; to leave),
and venire (to come) are irregular.
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Most forms of dire use the stem of the original Latin
infinitive dicere.
Diciamo «Ciao» al professore
tutte le mattine.
We say “Ciao” to the professor
every morning.
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L’insegnante dice che devo
stampare i compiti.
The teacher says I have to
print out the homework.
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Dire expresses to say or to tell. Do not
confuse it with parlare (to speak), which you
learned in Lezione 2A.
Cosa dici a Stefania?
What are you telling Stefania?
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Parli a Stefania?
Are you speaking to Stefania?
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Uscire is irregular in all but the noi and voi forms.
Usciamo sempre con
le amiche.
We always go out with
our girlfriends.
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Da quanto tempo esce
con Davide?
How long has she been going
out with Davide?
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Use uscire for the English to leave only in the sense of
to go out of. To express to depart, use partire, which
you learned in Lezione 3A.
Stasera mio fratello non
esce di casa.
My brother is not leaving the
house tonight.
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Le mie sorelle partono per
l’Italia domani.
My sisters are leaving for
Italy tomorrow.
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The verb riuscire (to succeed; to manage) follows
the same pattern of conjugation as uscire. Use
riuscire a + [infinitive] in two-verb constructions.
Non riesco a caricare la foto.
I can’t manage to upload the photo.
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Riuscite a mandare l’e-mail?
Are you succeeding in sending
the e-mail?
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Like uscire, venire is regular in only the noi and
voi forms.
Vieni in Sicilia a luglio?
Are you coming to Sicily
in July?
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Oggi non venite a lezione.
You’re not coming to
class today.
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Disjunctive pronouns
Disjunctive pronouns (Pronomi tonici) are the pronoun forms
used after prepositions (see Lezione 3A). Note that the third
person forms use different words to refer to one and oneself.
Davide esce con lei.
Davide is going out with her.
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Diciamo «Arrivederci» a Lei?
Do we say “Arrivederci” to you?
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Some prepositions add di before a disjunctive pronoun,
including dopo (after), prima (before), senza (without),
su (on), and sotto (under). Secondo (According to) is
used alone.
Uscite senza di noi?
Are you going out without us?
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Secondo voi, è facile la classe?
According to you, is the class easy?
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Da is often used before a disjunctive pronoun to mean
by oneself. In this case, use sé for the third-person
forms. Remember, da can also indicate at a person’s
home or workplace.
Installa il programma da sé.
It installs the program by itself.
Faccio il sito da me.
I’m making the Web site by myself.
Vieni da me alle otto.
You are coming to my place at 8:00.
Vai da loro oggi?
Are you going to their place today?
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Completa la tabella con le forme mancanti (missing)
di ogni verbo.
dire
uscire
venire
1. io
dico
__________
__________
__________
2. tu
dici
__________
vengo
3. Lei/lui/lei
__________
esce
vieni
4. noi
__________
usciamo
__________
5. voi
dite
__________
__________
6. loro
dicono
__________
__________
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