Tag Archives: Italian Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs – Part 2 Posted by Geoff on Sep 7, 2018
In part 1, we looked at how reflexive verbs are formed and how we conjugate them in the present tense. Let’s take things to the next level. We’ll work with the important reflexive verb ricordarsi = to remember. Let’s revise the present tense conjugations: io mi ricordo = I remember tu ti ricordi = you…
Reflexive Verbs – Part 1 Posted by Geoff on Sep 4, 2018
You won’t get very far in Italian without reflexive verbs. Many are fundamental to everyday conversation, and not too difficult to grasp, others are more obscure and can be hard to conjugate. Mi chiamo Geoff (my name is Geoff, literally: I call myself Geoff). This is probably one of the first Italian phrases that I…
Aspettare or Aspettarsi? Posted by Serena on Apr 5, 2017
“Ma quello che ci aspettava non era quello che ci aspettavamo” (“But that which awaited us wasn’t what we expected”) wrote Geoff at the end of his post about Verona. Confusing? In fact, that line contains two easily confused forms: aspettare and aspettarsi So, what is the difference between them? Let’s have a look at…
Rendersi Conto And Accorgersi – The Solutions Posted by Geoff on Mar 6, 2017
Here’s are the answers to last week’s quiz based on our articles Be Aware! and Have You Noticed?. We asked you to fill in the gaps in the Italian translations below using either rendersi conto or accorgersi. Let’s see how you got on. Presente: I realise that this isn’t an easy exercise Mi rendo conto che…
Rendersi Conto And Accorgersi – A Quiz Posted by Geoff on Mar 3, 2017
Here’s a useful quiz based on our articles Be Aware! and Have You Noticed?. Fill in the gaps in the Italian translations below using either rendersi conto or accorgersi. You can refer to the original articles for help. Presente: I realise that this isn’t an easy exercise _______ che questo non è un esercizio facile Do…
Have You Noticed? Posted by Serena on Mar 1, 2017
Last week I published an article about the use of rendersi conto (to realise/be aware). Today we’re going to look at the very similar verb accorgersi (to notice/to become aware). Let’s begin with the two main tenses: presente and passato prossimo. Although you will hear accorgersi used in the present tense, especially in formal written…
Be Aware! Posted by Serena on Feb 24, 2017
Rendere conto or rendersi conto? This verb changes meaning depending on whether it’s used in its active form: rendere conto (to report to), or its reflexive form: rendersi conto (to realize, to be aware). The reflexive form is the most commonly used in everyday language, so today we’re going to have look at its conjugation…