"I just want to pass you the gift."

Translation: Voglio soltanto passarti il regalo.

[hkatharine3]

Does the order of words matter? Could I say "solo volgio" instead of "voglio solo"?

[mfelix]

No, that word order is unnatural in Italian.

[Lingolizard]

Any general rules for this? It can be hard to judge what sounds natural or unnatural when you are not exposed to the language on a regular basis

[dhunteroz]

Increase your immersion, tv, reading, music, gaming, etc… You do get a better feel for it. I even changed the language on my GPS - now knowing italian is life or death lol =)

[Lingolizard]

Okay, maybe there is no general rule. Yea, Immersion is of course mandatory if you want to be fluent-ish, but sometimes increasing the grammatical framework of understanding can be equally helpful

[gordon_gregory]

DL didn't like "Voglio solo ti passare il regalo.". Any ideas why?

[mfelix]

This sentence involves a helper verb with an infinitive, "voglio passare". When you add an object pronoun to this construction it can either come before the helper or attach to the end of infinitive, so the correct word ordering would be either "ti voglio passare" or "voglio passarti".

[gordon_gregory]

Thanks. I understand now, wonder if I can remember.

[carakwon]

Can I use 'solamente' instead of 'soltanto' here?

[PietroSol]

small correction - the pronoun here is an indirect object pronoun, not a direct object pronoun. Also DL rejected 'ti voglio passare' but don't know why

[Anton988328]

DL approved "Io ti voglio solo passare il regalo". It seems it's a matter of DL's style. Treccani says solo=soltanto=solamente.

[KiwiGuy]

Why can't you use "giusta" instead of "solo" or "solanto" here?

[Timshaw1965]

Why not "di passarti"?

[gibbett]

Because volere is not followed by a preposition in infinitive constructions.

[joeleahy1]

I have you your exact solution but you are still saying I'm incorrect

[ShoesieQ1]

Me too! Annoying isn't it?!!

[scottandjennifer]

Can someone please tell me why this answer is wrong - Ti voglio soltanto passare il regolo? Thank you!

[Dev502125]

I think soltanto can't come between voglio and passare?

[1guadalupe1]

voglio soltanto/ soltanto voglio, what is the difference, it means the same?

[rachelvaug285797]

I think the answer may be that adverbs always follow the verb which they qualify.