-IRE Verbs Flashcards

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1
Q

How many groups of -IRE verbs are there?

A

Two

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2
Q

How are “regular” -IRE verbs conjugated?

A

Remove ending and use stem
Ex: Partire (remove -ire)

-o
-i
-e

-iamo
-ite
-ono

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3
Q

To leave

A

partire
(-ire #1)

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4
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What often is used with “partire”?

A

prepositions per and da

leave for (parto per)
leaving somewhere (parto da)

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5
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To open

A

aprire
(ah-preer-eh)
(-ire #1)

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6
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To sleep

A

dormire
(-ire #1)

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7
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To offer

A

offrire
(-ire #1)

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to follow, to take (a class)

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seguire
(-ire #1)

(seh-gueer-ay)

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to feel / to hear

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sentire
(-ire #1)

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to serve

A

servire
(-ire #1)

(ser-veer-ay)

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11
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How are the 2nd group of -IRE verbs conjugated?

A

Remove ending and use stem
Ex: Capire (remove -ire)

-isco
-isci
-isce

-iamo
-ite
-iscono

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12
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to understand

A

capire

io capisco
tu capisci
l/l/l capisce

noi capiamo
voi capite
loro capiscono

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13
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to finish

A

finire

io finisco
tu finisci
l/l/l finisce

noi finiamo
voi finite
loro finiscono

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14
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to prefer

A

preferire

io preferisco
tu preferisci
l/l/l preferisce

noi preferiamo
voi preferite
loro preferiscono

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15
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To follow / Continue
To take (a class)

A

Sequire

io seguo
tu segui
lei segue

noi seguiamo
voi seguite
loro seguono

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16
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to clean

A

pulire

io pulisco
tu pulisci
l/l/l pulisce

noi puliamo
voi pulite
loro puliscono

17
Q

to send (mail or packages)

A

spedire (Speh-DEER-ay)

io spedisco
tu spedisci
l/l/l spedisce

noi spediamo
voi spedite
loro spediscono (sped-EES-con-oh)

18
Q

What usually follows the verb finire (to finish)?

What is needed with each?

A

1) A noun = use preposition “di”
ex: my uncle is finishing his coffee = Mio zio finisce il caffè

2) An infinitive (basic form of verb) “di”
ex: I am nover done working = Non finisco mai di lavorare

19
Q

partire
(-ire #1)

A

To leave

20
Q

aprire
(ah-preer-eh)
(-ire #1)

A

To open

21
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dormire
(-ire #1)

A

To sleep

22
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offrire
(-ire #1)

A

To offer

23
Q

seguire
(-ire #1)

(seh-gueer-ay)

A

to follow, to take (a class)

24
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sentire
(-ire #1)

A

to feel / to hear

25
Q

servire
(-ire #1)

(ser-veer-ay)

A

to serve

26
Q

capire

io capisco
tu capisci
l/l/l capisce

noi capiamo
voi capite
loro capiscono

A

to understand

27
Q

finire

io finisco
tu finisci
l/l/l finisce

noi finiamo
voi finite
loro finiscono

A

to finish

28
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preferire

io preferisco
tu preferisci
l/l/l preferisce

noi preferiamo
voi preferite
loro preferiscono

A

to prefer

29
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Sequire

io seguo
tu segui
lei segue

noi seguiamo
voi seguite
loro seguono

A

To follow / continue
or
To take (a class)

30
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pulire

io pulisco
tu pulisci
l/l/l pulisce

noi puliamo
voi pulite
loro puliscono

A

to clean

31
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spedire (Speh-DEER-ay)

io spedisco
tu spedisci
l/l/l spedisce

noi spediamo
voi spedite
loro spediscono (sped-EES-con-oh)

A

to send (mail or packages)