{"id":1651,"date":"2012-03-16T11:57:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2012-03-16T14:49:38","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T14:49:38","slug":"il-verbo-andare-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/il-verbo-andare-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Il Verbo Andare – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In part 1. we looked at the most common conjugations of the verb andare<\/strong> (to go). Let\u2019s take a look now at some of the many different ways in which we use this verb:<\/p>\n

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– andarsene<\/strong> (to go away) a slightly more emphatic form of andare via<\/strong>: adesso me ne vado, ciao<\/strong><\/strong> (I\u2019m off now, bye), se ne sono gi\u00e0 andati?<\/strong> (have they already left\/gone away?)<\/p>\n

– andare bene<\/strong> (lit. to go well): come va?<\/strong> (how\u2019s it going\/how are you?), va bene\/male<\/strong> (it\u2019s going well\/badly). We also commonly use va bene<\/strong> to mean \u2018o.k.\u2019: potremmo anche farlo cos\u00ec, va bene?<\/strong> (we could also do it like this, o.k.?) s\u00ec, va bene<\/strong> (yes, o.k.)<\/p>\n

– andare bene\/male in<\/strong> (to be good\/bad at): vado male in matematica<\/strong> (I\u2019m no good at mathematics). N.B. This form is only used when talking about school subjects.<\/p>\n

– lasciare andare<\/strong> (to leave be\/drop\/forget): lascia andare!<\/strong> (forget it!), lasciamo andare quell\u2019argomento<\/strong> (let\u2019s drop the subject\/stop talking about it)<\/p>\n

– andare (di moda)<\/strong> (to be in fashion): quest\u2019anno va (di moda)<\/em> il nero<\/strong> (black is fashionable this year) N.B. we often leave out \u2018di moda\u2019<\/strong> and simply say quest\u2019anno va il nero<\/strong> (this year black is very \u2018in\u2019).<\/p>\n

– andare a ruba<\/strong> (to sell out quickly): il nuovo modello \u00e8 andato a ruba<\/strong> (the new model quickly sold out)<\/p>\n

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Other common uses of andare<\/strong><\/p>\n

– to feel like: ti va un caff\u00e8?<\/strong> (do you feel like a coffee?), non mi va di uscire stasera<\/strong> (I don\u2019t feel like going out this evening).<\/p>\n

– to fit (clothing): questa giacca non mi va pi\u00f9<\/strong> (this jacket doesn\u2019t fit me any more), ti vanno bene i nuovi jeans?<\/strong> (do your new jeans fit well?)<\/p>\n

– to have to be\/must be: la stufa a legna va pulita tutti i giorni<\/strong> (the wood stove has to be cleaned every day), gli pneumatici vanno controllati regolamente<\/strong> (the tyres must be checked regularly)<\/p>\n

– to run on: la mia macchina va a gpl<\/strong> (my car runs on liquid propane), i vecchi treni andavano a carbone<\/strong> (the old trains ran on coal)<\/p>\n

– used as an expression of disbelief: ma va!<\/strong> (you\u2019re kidding!)<\/p>\n

– to not function: la mia macchina fotografica non va<\/strong> (my camera isn\u2019t working)<\/p>\n

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Finally, for your entertainment, andare<\/strong> used when swearing: <\/strong><\/p>\n

va\u2019 al diavolo <\/strong>(go to the devil), va\u2019 a farti friggere <\/strong>(go and get fried), va\u2019 a farti benedire<\/strong> (go and get blessed), va\u2019 all\u2019inferno <\/strong>(go to hell),<\/strong> and va\u2019 a quel paese<\/strong> (go to that village) are all relatively mild ways of telling someone to \u2018get lost\u2019. To get a bit more serious we use the following: (warning do not read if easily offended)<\/strong><\/font>: <\/font>va a cagare<\/strong> (go take a s**t), vaffanculo<\/strong> (go f**k yourself, lit. \u2018go and do it in your bottom\u2019).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In part 1. we looked at the most common conjugations of the verb andare (to go). Let\u2019s take a look now at some of the many different ways in which we use this verb:   – andarsene (to go away) a slightly more emphatic form of andare via: adesso me ne vado, ciao (I\u2019m off…<\/p>\n

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