{"id":6459,"date":"2014-07-11T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=6459"},"modified":"2014-07-11T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T14:46:57","slug":"proprio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/proprio\/","title":{"rendered":"Proprio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s another question which I eagerly started replying to in my recent post \u2018July\u2019s Grammar Clinic\u2019 thinking \u2018this should be simple to answer, just a couple of lines should do the trick\u2019. Ultime parole famose<\/strong>, 230 words later I realised that I was only half way through, so it\u2019s all grown up and now it\u2019s become a blog on its own.<\/span><\/p>\n

The question: come si usa la parola \u201cproprio\u201d? sembra che \u00e8 usato in tanti diversi modi. Grazie, JB (how is the word \u2018proprio\u2019 used? it seems that it\u2019s used in a variety of ways. Thank you, JB.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Well \u2026.. p<\/strong>roprio<\/strong> has quite a variety of meanings, here is a list of its main functions in modern Italian:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong><\/span> used as an adverb<\/span>, proprio<\/strong> means \u2018really\u2019 and it doesn\u2019t change its ending, e.g. questo gelato \u00e8 proprio buono<\/strong> = this ice cream is really good, questi gelati sono proprio buoni<\/strong> = these ice creams are really good, sono proprio dispiaciuta per Giorgio<\/strong> = I\u2019m really sorry for Giorgio<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Photo: “Fruit sorbetto at Gelato Naia, September 8, 2008” (CC) by Ragesoss<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2.<\/strong><\/span> another meaning of proprio<\/strong> used as an adverb<\/span> is \u2018just\u2019 or \u2018exactly\u2019, e.g. siamo arrivati proprio ora<\/strong> = we arrived just now, questo \u00e8 proprio quello che cercavo <\/strong>= this is exactly what I was looking for<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong><\/span> used as an adjective<\/span>, proprio<\/strong> can mean \u2018typical\u2019, \u2018characteristic\u2019, \u2018specific\u2019, and in this function it changes its ending according to the noun it refers to, e.g. \u00e8 proprio di Giorgio comportarsi cos\u00ec<\/strong> = it\u2019s typical of Giorgio to behave like this, questa medicina \u00e8 propria per la febbre<\/strong> = this is a specific medicine for fever<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong><\/span> proprio<\/strong> can be a possessive adjective<\/span>. It is used mainly in the third person singular and third person plural instead of suo, sua, suoi, sue<\/strong> and loro<\/strong> (his, her, its, their), e.g. Mario ama il proprio lavoro<\/strong> instead of Mario ama il suo lavoro<\/strong> = Mario loves his own job, rimettete i libri al proprio posto<\/strong> instead of rimettete i libri al loro posto<\/strong> = put the books back in their own place<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Photo: Casa dolce casa \u2026 Jenny sta meglio a casa propria! \u00a9 Geoff Chamberlain 2014<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

5.<\/strong><\/span> a very important use of proprio<\/strong> is as a possessive adjective in the impersonal form<\/span>, meaning \u2018one\u2019s own\u2019, e.g. si sta meglio a casa propria<\/strong> = one feels better in one\u2019s own house, fatto con le proprie mani <\/strong>= made with one\u2019s own hands, gelati di produzione propria<\/strong> = homemade ice creams (literally: ice cream of one\u2019s own production).<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong><\/span> Finally, proprio<\/strong> is also used a noun<\/span>, but is mostly limited to expressions such as lavorare in proprio<\/strong> = to work independently, vivere del proprio<\/strong> = to live on one\u2019s own means.<\/p>\n

Spero proprio di essere stata chiara!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Here\u2019s another question which I eagerly started replying to in my recent post \u2018July\u2019s Grammar Clinic\u2019 thinking \u2018this should be simple to answer, just a couple of lines should do the trick\u2019. Ultime parole famose, 230 words later I realised that I was only half way through, so it\u2019s all grown up and now it\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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