"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

[EduardoBud5]

Then yes, the word order does matter

[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.

[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

[carakwon]

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

[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.

[joeleahy1]

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

[ShoesieQ1]

Me too! Annoying isn't it?!!

[IntegrationAsh]

Same here...I can't finish this lesson

[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?

[FrancesDav3]

I had almost exactly the same sentence accepted - only difference was that you put regolo instead of regalo. Could that be it?

[isittoolate-no]

The English do not 'pass' presents, they 'give' presents

[ClemenciaR1]

Voglio soltanto passarti il ​​regalo (what's wrong?)

[roselaw]

Nothing. That is literally the answer they give above. You must have had a mistake that you didn't notice. Next time cut and paste your answer here so we can help you to spot it.

[ClemenciaR1]

I did cut and paste

[roselaw]

Well, no one else has ever reported that sentence not working, and it's the preferred answer, so I don't know what to tell you.

[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.

[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.

[lschwaegle]

Why is "solo" instead of "soltanto" incorrect?

[roselaw]

It's not. There must have been something else wrong with your answer.

[AlgEfe]

Didn't like Voglio passarti il regalo. Why not? This is the correct answer

[roselaw]

It is not the correct answer. You omitted a translation of "just".