{"id":252,"date":"2009-12-27T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T19:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=252"},"modified":"2009-12-27T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2009-12-27T19:05:36","slug":"i-propositi-per-l%e2%80%99anno-nuovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/i-propositi-per-l%e2%80%99anno-nuovo\/","title":{"rendered":"I Propositi per l\u2019Anno Nuovo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Il 2010 \u00e8 vicino ed \u00e8 tempo di pensare ai propositi per l\u2019anno nuovo <\/strong>(2010 is near and it\u2019s time to think about our resolutions for the new year). When we were children sitting around the table eating lunch on new year\u2019s day, my mother used to ask me and my brothers: \u201cAvete fatto i buoni propositi per l\u2019anno nuovo?\u201d<\/strong> (have you made your good resolutions for the new year?). Each of us would then recite to her our buoni propositi<\/strong>, which would inevitably be: metter\u00f2 in ordine la mia camera <\/strong>(I\u2019ll tidy up my bedroom); non bisticcer\u00f2 con i miei fratelli <\/strong>(I won\u2019t argue with my brothers and sisters); far\u00f2 i compiti prima di andare a giocare <\/strong>(I\u2019ll do my home work before going out to play); aiuter\u00f2 la mamma con i lavori di casa <\/strong>(I\u2019ll help mummy with the house work). Of course we all failed miserably within a few hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, in order to help you write your list of buoni propositi per l\u2019anno nuovo<\/strong> I\u2019m going to explain how to use il futuro<\/strong> (the future tense). <\/span><\/p>\n

In English the future tense is built by putting will <\/em>or shall<\/em> in front of the verb. In Italian however, as with all the other tenses, we change the verb endings.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make the future tense of regular verbs:<\/span><\/p>\n

For regular verbs ending in \u2013are<\/strong>: take away the suffix \u2013are<\/strong> and add the following endings: \u2013er\u00f2, \u2013erai, \u2013er\u00e0, \u2013eremo, \u2013erete, \u2013eranno<\/strong>. For example, the future of the verb parlare <\/strong>(to talk) is:<\/span><\/p>\n

io parler\u00f2<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(I will talk), tu parlerai<\/span><\/strong> (you will talk, informal<\/em>), lui\/lei parler\u00e0<\/strong> (he\/she will talk; you will talk, formal<\/em>), noi parleremo<\/span><\/strong> (we will talk), voi parlerete<\/span><\/strong> (you will talk, plural<\/em>), loro parleranno<\/span><\/strong> (they will talk).<\/span><\/p>\n

For regular verbs <\/span>in \u2013ere<\/strong> and \u2013ire <\/strong>take away the last two letters \u2013re<\/strong> and add the following endings: \u2013r\u00f2, \u2013rai, \u2013r\u00e0, \u2013remo, \u2013rete, \u2013ranno<\/strong>. For example, the future of the verb leggere <\/strong>(to read) is:<\/span><\/p>\n

io legger\u00f2<\/span><\/strong> (I will read), tu leggerai<\/span><\/strong> (you will read, informal<\/em>), lui\/lei legger\u00e0<\/span><\/strong> (he\/she will read; you will read, formal<\/em>), noi leggeremo<\/span><\/strong> (we will read), voi leggerete<\/span><\/strong> (you will read, plural<\/em>), loro leggeranno<\/span><\/strong> (they will read).<\/span><\/p>\n

The future of the verb finire <\/strong>(to finish, to end) is:<\/span><\/p>\n

io finir\u00f2<\/span><\/strong> (I will finish), tu finirai<\/span><\/strong> (you will finish, informal<\/em>), lui\/lei finir\u00e0<\/span><\/strong> (he\/she will finish; you will finish, formal<\/em>), noi finiremo<\/span><\/strong> (we will finish), voi finirete<\/span><\/strong> (you will finish, plural<\/em>), loro finiranno<\/span><\/strong> (they will finish).<\/span><\/p>\n

The future tense is used:<\/span><\/p>\n

To talk about something that will<\/span> happen or will<\/span> become true in the future, e.g. a Pasqua andremo<\/span> a Venezia <\/strong>(at Easter we\u2019ll go<\/span> to Venice). <\/span><\/p>\n

After quando <\/strong>(when), in cases where \u2018when\u2019 is followed by the present tense in English, e.g. quando smetter\u00e0<\/span> di piovere andr\u00f2 a fare la spesa<\/strong> (when it stops raining I\u2019ll go shopping literally: when it will<\/span> stop raining<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n

When we guess something, or express a doubt or an uncertainty, e.g. hanno suonato alla porta, sar\u00e0<\/span> Giovanni? <\/strong>(Someone\u2019s rung the doorbell, could it be Giovanni? literally: will it be<\/span> Giovanni?<\/em>), Sar\u00e0<\/span> vero quello che ha detto Giulio? <\/strong>(Could what Giulio said be true? literally: will it be true what Giulio said?<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n

However, in spoken Italian we normally use the present tense to say what we are about to do, or what we will do in the near future, e.g. Giovanni: <\/em>Hai una matita? <\/strong>Francesca:<\/em> S\u00ec, tela passo<\/span><\/strong> (Giovanni: <\/em>\u2018Do you have a pencil?\u2019 Francesca:<\/em> \u2018Yes, I\u2019ll pass it to you\u2019, literally: I pass<\/span> it to you<\/em>), domani parto<\/span> per Roma <\/strong>(\u2018tomorrow I\u2019m leaving for Roma literally: \u2018tomorrow I leave<\/span> for Roma\u2019<\/em>), ti telefono<\/span> pi\u00f9 tardi <\/strong>(\u2018I\u2019ll phone you later\u2019 literally: \u2018I phone<\/span> you later\u2019<\/em>). <\/span><\/p>\n

To return to our propositi per l\u2019anno nuovo<\/strong>, bear in mind that in order to express a commitment or decision we use the present tense instead of the future, e.g. prendo<\/span> un cappuccino <\/strong>(I\u2019ll have a cappuccino literally: I take<\/span> a cappuccino<\/em>), pago io<\/span> <\/strong>(I\u2019ll pay, literally: I pay<\/span><\/em>), So\u2026 since we traditionally use the future tense when expressing i propositi per l\u2019anno nuovo<\/strong>, this probably indicates that we might not be one hundred per cent committed to our \u2018resolutions\u2019. Perhaps that\u2019s why we fail so miserably!<\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00a0my next blog\u00a0I will give you a list of the main irregular verbs in the future tense.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Un mio proposito: nel 2010 cuciner\u00f2 pi\u00f9 torte per mio marito!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Il 2010 \u00e8 vicino ed \u00e8 tempo di pensare ai propositi per l\u2019anno nuovo (2010 is near and it\u2019s time to think about our resolutions for the new year). When we were children sitting around the table eating lunch on new year\u2019s day, my mother used to ask me and my brothers: \u201cAvete fatto i…<\/p>\n

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