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3 expressions with tanto

put together with other words to form an expression, and sometimes there's a preposition to make it mean something particular....

Putting quadro, inquadrare, and inquadratura into focus

a inquadrarla? -Sì. Here you can see an amphora, a cinerary urn to be precise, almost intact. Are you able to get it in the shot?...

Niente (nothing, no, not): How to use it

it's a pronoun, it's an adjective, it's an adverb, and it can even be a simple filler word that doesn't mean anything...

When bello doesn't mean beautiful

carino can also mean "nice" when talking about a person or an action carried out by a person, so...

How to use the verb muovere (to move)

Think of it as "translocation!" or "translocate," a cross between "transfer" and "relocate." ...

3 faces of realtà

won't find the preposition in before it, and we might likely see an indefinite article or a plural article or adjective as in our...

Being fixated in Italian

light-hearted way. In the example below, Marika and Anna are talking about the Italian tradition of having bread at...

Making sense of the passato prossimo tense

They use the passato prossimo even though they are clearly talking about a time when they were younger.  E poi,...

Questo and Quello: How do they work?

the differences. Check out this WordReference article about this and that. But with that in mind, let's...

4 ways to say, "I don't think so" in Italian

4  Play Caption   We've provided some quick and easy negative answers to questions asking our opinion or judgment about something. When we use any of these...

4 ways to say "everywhere" in Italian

da (from, at, by);  the preposition per (for); and tutto (everything, all), an adjective, noun, or pronoun, depending on the...

Caring with the verb tenere

moment for talking about actual love, tenere is a good verb to use. You care about someone and you don't want to lose them.    Io...

Appresso vs presso

the following example, Lara's father is talking about an ancient tomb he has been studying for...

Anticipare and Anticipo

to say "in advance." Here anticipo is a noun, and it has an adjective in front of it.  Il problema...

Scaffolding in Italian

also use the noun lo scaffale in a house. If the shelves are for books, we'll usually say, una libreria....

Aria fritta (fried air)

right there, and we'll sketch out the agreement, all right? -And the good thing is that there is...

"I can't wait" in Italian: non vedo l'ora!

guida - Part 2  Play Caption   These sentences are all about you, in other words, something you are...

Using nouns as adjectives in Italian. How does it work?

Sometimes the noun-as-adjective merges with the noun and becomes a compound word and sometimes not: laundry room, dishwasher,...

Forza vs Sforzo: What's the difference?

for non-native speakers of Italian, because they are both about strength, in a way.   Noun forms In the popular detective...

The many-faceted noun il discorso

English, you might say, "What on earth are you talking about?" or "What is this nonsense?" In Italian, you...

Seguire, proseguire, and inseguire

other words that have the same root and are related, but mean something else: Proseguire and inseguire....

Exams: How do we talk about exams in Italian?

for the noun exam: It's esame, but there are a few basic things to know about using the word.   First of all, if...

Ascoltare vs sentire

we have them in Italian, too. There are a few things to know about the two verbs we use: ascoltare and...

Being in tune (or not) with intonato and stonato

stemming from tono, is sintonia, which is used quite a bit in Italian when talking about people who are on the same wavelength, who seem to...