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I would like a printable conjugation page or downloadable MP3 too. It's the grammar/morphemes I find most difficult.
Yes I agree this would be helpful. Like you I find the grammar the most difficult.I have tried to find some mnemonics. With lots of users I bet we can find something better than "Only Idiots Ask Any More Oranges And Then Eat Any Nice Orange -(O,I,A AMO ATE ANO) for present tense of words ending "are."
That is fantastic. And I did it all the hard way (losing hearts etc) Wish I had known way back at the beginning. Have some lingots.
You can try conjuguemos.com to practice conjugating verbs. I'm pretty sure they have an Italian version.
I figured out that the conjugations are almlst the same in Italian as in French. Take French word aimer, to like. (BTW je means I, tu means you, il/elle means he/she, nous means we, vous means you or y'all, and ils/elles means they) Je-aime Tu-aimes Il/elle-aime Nous-aimons Vous-aimez Ils/elles-aiment But usually in Italian, it relates to a French conjugation ending in -ir, such as venir, to go Je-veni Tu-venies Il/elle-veni Nous-venons Vous-venez Ils/elles-venent So if the translation in Italian is "I," memorize this chart to help you.
Hi,just to correct your conjugation of venir : Je viens Tu viens Elle/il vient Nous venons Vous venez Ils/elles viennent Btw,it's "j'aime" and not "je aime"
They are different forms of the same verb (mangiare - to eat).
You use the form mangia when the subject of the verb is lui/lei or any third person singular subject (la donna, l'uomo, il cane, il gatto, etc). For example: la donna mangia il pane (the woman eats the bread)
You use the form mangio when the subject is io. For example: io mangio il pane (I eat the bread)
You use the form mangi when the subject is tu. For example: tu mangi il pane (you eat the bread)
Hope that helps. :)
Thanks! now it's clear. And another question- Can i use the form "mangia" for both female and male?
Mangio is I eat;
Mangi is you eat;
Mangia is he/she eats;
Mangiamo is we eat;
Mangiate is y'all/you guys eat;
and mangiano is they eat.
You can see the complete conjugation of a verb in DL just like Robbadob illustrates above. Open a second tab or window and in it open DL. At the top of the screen, select the MORE icon and select Dictionary. In the search bar, type any conjugation of the verb you want to see. For example, type Mangio or Mangi and click Translate. The top of the result is the base verb, called the gerund, like Mangiare, which means "to eat". Scroll down the dictionary page and you'll find a chart much like Robbadob has shown us.
In the chart, the left column lists the "persons": io/I,
tu,/you,
lui lei/he she,
noi/we,
voi/you all,
loro/they.
You probably are most interested in the PRESENT column to the right of the "persons".
If the whole idea of verb conjugation is a mystery (it was to me when I started my first foreign language), search the web for "HOW TO CONJUGATE VERBS".
I suggest having one tab or window for learning and one for the dictionary so that they're both very handy.
Wow jesslc thanks for your explanation, it really helped me on this verb ...
Mangio- 1st person used with io (I) Mangi- 2nd person used with Tu(you) Mangia- 3rd person used with Lei/Lui (She/He)
They is no difference in the definition they all mean eat but it depends on what word comes before it like if io came before it u would choose mangio. If tu was before it u would choose mangi and if it had lei or lui it would be mangia
Whenever you get a verb in Italian go to hover and click on 'conjugate' it will show you how to use it with: io,tu,lui/lei, etc (I, you , he/she etc). I write them down and slowly am getting used to the similarities. (Of course the verb "to be" is a law unto itself so needs extra care)
I wish I could review teh conjugations and see them all together beofre I submit an answer.
Write them down somewhere, or remember io, tu, lui/lei, noi, voi, loro (I, you, he/she, we, you plural, they) and o, i, a/a, iamo, ate, ano. It's been years since I first learnt to conjugate and my commitment has been shady at best but that has always stuck with me.
for -are verbs at least, slightly different for -ere and -ire verbs but you get my gist, there's a fairly simple pattern
I always used that site for French. It is a great resource for language learning and their forums are filled with both native speakers and language learners alike. It's definitely a good resource if you're also trying to look for certain technical terms and slang.
I don't know if it's me, or my computer, or something at your end, but I cannot hear the spoken words clearly.
Oh wow. Ok. 'Pane' is definitely masculine, and as such carries 'il', masculine singular 'the'. Some masculine singular nouns end in 'e' and some feminine singular nouns end in 'e'. When plural, they all change to 'i', male and female.
As for why it is "mangio il pane". That means " I eat the bread." However, NOTE that "mangia il pane" means "he/she eats the bread" or "You eat the bread ( polite singular)". Verbs do NOT change their endings to agree with noun endings, the ending change to reflect who is completing the action.
Mangio la mela= I eat the apple. Mangio il pane= I eat the bread.
I hope this clears up a bit of confusion.
OK, now I get it. Can you give me an example where the article is used for a plural noun?
Using the example from above: She eats apples= Mangia mele. She eats the apples= Mangia le mele.
Would someone mind explaining to me the difference between mangia, mangi, and mangio? How are they seperate?
How come bread is masculine (using il for the) and apple was feminine (using la for the)?
Because mangi is the form that goes with tu, and mangia is the form that goes with lei/lui
I'm getting frustrated with the microphone feature. I have to slow down and speak loudly to make it work more often than not; this is especially frustrating since that's not what the modeled phrase sounds like. :/
You can turn off the microphone setting so that you don't have to try to say stuff. That's what I did.
I wish I knew how to turn ON a microphone setting. So many users mention settings that I can't find, like privacy, word bubbles, microphone, and more. My "account" has only one setting. Where are all these other settings??
'Il' is masculine singular 'the'. 'I' is masculine plural 'the'. Il libro= the book. I libri= the books
'La' is feminine singular 'the'. 'Le' is feminine plural 'the'. La Mela= the apple. Le mele= the apples
'Un' is masculine singular 'a'.
'Una' is feminine singular 'a'.
Look at the ending of the noun. Although they are a few irregularities, when you come across them, you tend to remember what gender the word is and the irregularity. As a general rule of thumb however: Words ending with "a" are singular feminine and change to "e" when plural. la mela= le mele Words ending with "o" are singular masculine and change to "i" when plural. Il ragazzo= i ragazzi
I totally agree! So confusing and so redundant to us--why stick a masculine/feminine label on everything! Scream!
Please remember, you are not learning English, which happens to be one of the most difficult languages to learn, hands down. If you don't want to embrace and accept the nuances of another language, you won't get it. In other words, it's not redundant so change your mindset in order to succeed.
Has anyone realised the fact that sometimes the correct answer is not in the multiple choice answer therefore leaves to make an incorrect answer?!?!
i hope duolingo moderators make a chart of words in different tenses. Just like everyone says, Grammar is what we find most difficult.
I thought you said "Tu mangi il pane" for you eat the bread, but one excercise said "Voi mangiate il pane". I don't understand!
I wouldn't use a microphone (if I had one). The pronunciations seem to be inconsistent. There is no "standard" in Italian, though I would think that an instruction course would keep the pronunciations as consistent as possible. perhaps you are not pronouncing the words as the course expects. I have enough trouble as it is hearing them - speakers turned up high. It's partly my hearing, and partly the inflection, but I think they should make an effort to pronounce the words more distinctly, and not run them together.
Tried leaving a comment earlier, but. I'm not sure that it worked. What is the difference between mangia, mangio, and mangi?
When there is several was to you the same work I do not see any instruction on how to distinguish which one to use when ie: Mangia, mangi, mangio
if you do not teach us something do not test it on us! till we learn it...
Why does duo lingo not explain the reason it is mangi and not mango or something like it
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Note: he doesn't say "Tu mangi il pane"---he says "Tu mangi pane". If you play it slowly, there is an "il" there.
when I looked at the prompt it said that pane is bread and I wrote that it is bread, but they told me that it was wrong!
can someone please help me? Isn't mangio eat? But then they said mangi is eat as well?
First read jesslc above it should help. Then check out these sites for new users.
http://www.duolingo.com/comment/1352379 http://www.duolingo.com/comment/1426103 http://www.duolingo.com/comment/1278938
If you need help check the guides or come back to ask. Good luck on your journey in learning.
You're more than welcome. Here's a hint. When you get a new verb there is usually a "conjugate" tab. Open it and copy the way the verb is used. Then later you can refer to it. Eventually, you'll know it by heart. :-)
It doesnt. I think mangio, mangia and mangi all sound the same. Only the usage in writing is different
At the beginning they may sound the same but with time and experience you'll hear the difference-although the Italian bot is not top of the line-in addition sometimes you'll know what to expect from the rest of the sentence.
The "are" comes from the English present continuous conjugation which uses it as an auxiliary verb: I am eating-you are eating- he is eating---etc.
One sentence might be found in various forms. Some as you had: "type what you hear" others might be translations from Eng to It or It to Eng or you may have multiple choice etc.
1 this is Italian, what are you doing here if you need to learn "Corean" and 2 What the heck is Corean?
