{"id":3088,"date":"2013-03-22T11:09:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T11:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2013-04-09T09:47:12","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T09:47:12","slug":"benvenuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/benvenuto\/","title":{"rendered":"Benvenuto!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The two adverbs bene<\/strong> (well, good) and male<\/strong> (bad, badly) are combined with a variety of words in order to express a positive or negative value. Today\u00a0 we\u2019ll be looking at some of the most common words built with \u2018bene\u2019, starting with the greetings:<\/p>\n

benvenuto\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus venire<\/strong> (to come) = welcome<\/span><\/em>: Siete sempre benvenute in casa mia<\/strong> (You are always welcome in my house)<\/p>\n

benarrivato\/a\/i\/e –<\/strong>\u00a0bene<\/strong> plus arrivare <\/strong>(to arrive) = welcome<\/span><\/em>: Benarrivati! avete fatto buon viaggio?<\/strong> (Welcome! did you have a nice journey?)<\/p>\n

bentornato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus tornare<\/strong> (to come back) = welcome back<\/em><\/span>: Bentornata, Maria! Hai fatto una buona vacanza?<\/strong> (Welcome back Maria! Did you have a nice holiday?)<\/p>\n

bentrovato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus trovare<\/strong> (to find), <\/span>formula used to greet somebody whom you happen to meet by chance<\/span><\/em>: Chi si rivede! bentrovato!<\/strong> (Look who\u2019s here! Nice to see you!)<\/p>\n

benalzato\/a\/i\/e – <\/strong>bene<\/strong> plus alzarsi<\/strong> (to get up) = Good morning, only used to greet somebody who has just woken up<\/span><\/em>: Benalzato! Hai dormito bene?<\/strong> (Good morning! Did you sleep well?)<\/p>\n

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Other common adjectives built with \u2018bene\u2019 are:<\/p>\n

benaccetto\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus accettare<\/strong> (to accept) = welcome<\/em><\/span>: speriamo che il regalo gli sia benaccetto<\/strong> (let\u2019s hope that he will appreciate the present; lit: let\u2019s hope that the present will be well accepted by him)<\/p>\n

benamato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong>, or beneamato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus amare<\/strong> (to love) = beloved<\/span><\/em>: questa \u00e8 la mia benamata nipotina<\/strong> (this is my beloved granddaughter)<\/p>\n

beneducato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus educare<\/strong> (to educate) = well-behaved, well-mannered<\/span><\/em>: Giorgio \u00e8 un bambino cos\u00ec beneducato<\/strong> (Giorgio is such a well-behaved child)<\/p>\n

benvoluto\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus volere<\/strong> (to want) = well-liked, popular<\/span><\/em>: la nuova maestra \u00e8 benvoluta da tutti gli alunni<\/strong> (the new teacher is well-liked by all the pupils)<\/p>\n

benevolo\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus volere<\/strong> (to want) = benevolent, kindly, favourable<\/span><\/em>: il suo primo libro \u00e8 stato accolto in modo benevolo dalla critica<\/strong> (his first book had a favourable reception by the critics)<\/p>\n

benvisto\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus vedere<\/strong> (to see) = liked, well-thought of<\/span><\/em>: il suo atteggiamento non \u00e8 benvisto dai colleghi<\/strong> (his attitude is not well-thought of by his colleagues)<\/p>\n

benedetto\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus dire<\/strong> (to say) = blessed, thank God<\/span><\/em>: benedetta questa pioggia, l\u2019orto ne aveva proprio bisogno!<\/strong> (thank God for this rain, the vegetable garden really needed it!)<\/p>\n

benefico\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> \u2013 bene<\/strong> plus fare<\/strong> (to do) = beneficent, beneficial, helpful<\/span><\/em>: le tue parole mi sono state benefiche<\/strong> (what you said was helpful to me)<\/p>\n

benigno\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus Latin \u2018gignere\u2019<\/strong> (to generate) = benign, kind, favourable<\/span><\/em>: la sorte ci \u00e8\u00a0 stata benigna<\/strong> (fate was kind to us)<\/p>\n

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Finally, here is a list of nouns and idiomatic expressions containing the word \u2018bene\u2019:<\/p>\n

benefattore\/benefattrice – <\/strong>bene<\/strong> plus fare<\/strong> (to do) = benefactor, patron<\/span><\/em>: un anonimo benefattore ha pagato la mensa scolastica per i bambini svantaggiati <\/strong>(an anonymous benefactor paid for school meals for the disadvantaged children)<\/p>\n

benessere –<\/strong>bene<\/strong> plus essere<\/strong> (to be) = wellbeing, welfare<\/span><\/em>: praticare lo Yoga mi d\u00e0 un senso di benessere <\/strong>(doing Yoga gives me a sense of wellbeing)<\/p>\n

beneplacito – <\/strong>bene<\/strong> plus Latin \u2018placere\u2019<\/strong>, Italian \u2018piacere\u2019<\/strong> (to like) = assent, approval<\/span><\/em>: non mi serve il tuo beneplacito<\/strong> (I don\u2019t need your approval)<\/p>\n

benestare<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus stare<\/strong> (to be) = authorization<\/span><\/em>: ci vuole il benestare del sindaco<\/strong> (it needs the mayor\u2019s authorization)<\/p>\n

bendidio<\/strong> – bene di Dio<\/strong> (gift of God) = abundance<\/span><\/em>: alla festa c\u2019era ogni bendidio<\/strong> (at the party there were all sorts of good things)<\/p>\n

bengodi<\/strong> or Bengodi<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus godere<\/strong> (to enjoy) = the land of plenty<\/span><\/em>: poveracci, vengono in Italia sperando di trovare il bengodi<\/strong> (poor people, they come to Italy hoping to find the land of plenty)<\/p>\n

benservito<\/strong> – bene<\/strong> plus servire<\/strong> (to serve); dare la lettera di benservito<\/strong> originally indicated the reference letter which was given to someone when they left his\/her job, but now it\u2019s normally used in the euphemistic expression dare il benservito<\/strong> meaning \u201cto fire someone\u201d or \u201cto dismiss someone\u201d<\/span><\/em>: gli hanno dato il benservito senza neanche farlo parlare<\/strong> (they dismissed him without even letting him explain)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The two adverbs bene (well, good) and male (bad, badly) are combined with a variety of words in order to express a positive or negative value. Today\u00a0 we\u2019ll be looking at some of the most common words built with \u2018bene\u2019, starting with the greetings: benvenuto\/a\/i\/e – bene plus venire (to come) = welcome: Siete sempre…<\/p>\n

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