{"id":240,"date":"2009-12-12T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=240"},"modified":"2014-10-01T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:10:53","slug":"verbs-followed-by-the-preposition-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/verbs-followed-by-the-preposition-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs Followed by the Preposition ‘a’"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous article Che or Il Quale <\/strong>I promised you a list of common verbs that are normally followed by the preposition a <\/strong>(to). This preposition is used with the indirect object of verbs such as dare<\/strong> (to give), e.g. Laura ha dato<\/span> un libro a<\/span> Giorgio<\/strong> (Laura gave<\/span> a book to<\/span> Giorgio). It is important to remember that whilst in English you can omit the preposition \u2018to\u2019 and say \u201cLaura gave Giorgio a book\u201d, in Italian you cannot<\/em> leave out the preposition, you have to either use a<\/strong> or the indirect pronouns (mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi, a loro<\/strong>. See my recent articles on indirect pronouns <\/font>Pronomi Personali Indiretti part 1<\/font><\/span><\/a> and<\/span> <\/font><\/span>Pronomi Personali Indiretti part 2<\/font><\/span><\/a>) e.g. Laura gli<\/span> ha dato un libro <\/strong>(Laura gave him a book). In this sentence gli <\/strong>has the meaning of a lui<\/strong> = to him.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a list of the most common Italian verbs followed by the preposition a<\/strong>, in which the English equivalent either uses a different preposition from \u2018to\u2019, or has no preposition at all:<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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chiedere a qualcuno<\/strong> to ask someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

credere a qualcuno\/qualcosa<\/strong> to believe in someone\/something<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

dire a qualcuno <\/strong>to tell someone\/to say to someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

giocare a  <\/strong>to play (a game) <\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

insegnare a qualcuno <\/strong>to teach someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

interessarsi a <\/strong>to be interested in<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

partecipare a <\/strong>to participate in<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

pensare a qualcosa<\/strong> to think about something<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

permettere a qualcuno <\/strong>to allow someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

proibire a qualcuno <\/strong>to forbid someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

ricordare a qualcuno <\/strong>to remind someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

rispondere a qualcuno <\/strong>to answer someone<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

rinunciare a <\/strong>to give up<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

rubare a <\/strong>to steal from<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

somigliare\/assomigliare a <\/strong>to look like, to resemble<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

tenere a<\/strong> qualcosa <\/strong>to care about something<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

ubbidire a <\/strong>to obey<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my previous article Che or Il Quale I promised you a list of common verbs that are normally followed by the preposition a (to). This preposition is used with the indirect object of verbs such as dare (to give), e.g. Laura ha dato un libro a Giorgio (Laura gave a book to Giorgio). It…<\/p>\n

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