{"id":13765,"date":"2017-04-05T16:23:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T14:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=13765"},"modified":"2017-04-05T16:23:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T14:23:34","slug":"aspettare-or-aspettarsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/aspettare-or-aspettarsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspettare or Aspettarsi?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Ma quello che ci aspettava non era quello che ci aspettavamo”<\/strong> (“But that which awaited us wasn’t what we expected”) wrote Geoff at the end of his post about Verona<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Confusing? In fact, that line contains two easily confused forms:\u00a0 aspettare<\/strong> and aspettarsi<\/strong>
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So, what is the difference between them? Let’s have a look at some examples:<\/p>\n

Aspettare<\/strong> = to wait\/await<\/span><\/p>\n

aspetto il pagamento da tre mesi! =<\/strong> I’ve been waiting for the payment for three months
\naspetta un attimo!<\/strong> = wait a moment!
\nabbiamo aspettato che smettesse di piovere<\/strong> = we waited until it stopped raining
\nho aspettato l’autobus per venti minuti<\/strong> = I’ve waited for the bus for 20 minutes
\naspettatemi, sto arrivando!<\/strong> = wait for me, I’m coming!
\nLaura sta aspettando che la chiami Luisa<\/strong> = Laura is waiting for Luisa to call her
\nnon sa quello che l’aspetta<\/strong> = he doesn’t know what is awaiting him
\nio aspetterei ancora dieci minuti<\/strong> = I’d wait another ten minutes<\/p>\n

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Lago di Garda taken from Sirmione … the only view without tourists! Photo by Geoff<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Aspettarsi<\/strong> = to expect<\/span><\/p>\n

mi aspetto il pagamento verso la fine di questa settimana <\/strong>= I’m expecting the payment towards the end of this week
\nnon si aspettavano un’accoglienza cos\u00ec affettuosa<\/strong> = they didn’t expect such a warm welcome
\nci aspettiamo che tu passi l’esame<\/strong> = we expect you to pass the exam
\ncosa ti aspettavi, che ti ringraziasse anche?<\/strong> = what did you expect, that he would actually say thank you?
\nda uno come lui c’\u00e8 da aspettarsi di tutto<\/strong> = from someone like him one can expect anything
\nle disgrazie arrivano quando meno te l’aspetti<\/strong> = misfortunes come when you least expect them
\nnon ci aspettavamo che ci fossero cos\u00ec tanti turisti a Sirmione<\/strong> = we didn’t expect that there would be so many tourists in Sirmione
\nci saremmo aspettati pi\u00f9 rispetto per una meta turistica cos\u00ec famosa!<\/strong> = we would have expected more respect for such a famous tourist attraction<\/p>\n

Aspettativa\/aspettazione<\/strong> = expectation<\/span><\/p>\n

Related to the verb aspettarsi<\/strong> are the nouns aspettativa<\/strong> and aspettazione<\/strong> (expectation):<\/p>\n

il successo della mostra ha superato ogni aspettativa<\/strong> = the success of the exhibition exceeded all expectations
\nha deluso l’aspettazione di tutti noi<\/strong> = he disappointed our expectation
\nle tue aspettative sono troppo elevate<\/strong> = your expectations are too high.<\/p>\n

N.B. aspettativa<\/strong> and aspettazione<\/strong> are interchangeable when talking about expectations, but aspettativa<\/strong> is more common. Aspettativa<\/strong> also means ‘to take leave from work’, e.g.: Gianni \u00e8 in aspettativa per motivi di salute<\/strong> = Gianni is on leave for health reasons.<\/p>\n

Proverb: <\/span><\/span>chi la fa l’aspetti<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span> = what goes around comes around<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

“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:\u00a0 aspettare and aspettarsi So, what is the difference between them? Let’s have a look at…<\/p>\n

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