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Key Italian verbs Flashcards

1
Q

To add

A

aggiungere R

ho aggiunto

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2
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To adjust

A

aggiustare R ho aggiustato

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3
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To amuse / entertain

A

Divertire
R
Ho divertito

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To answer

A

Rispondere
R
Ho risposto

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5
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To arrive

A

Arrivare
R
è arrivato

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6
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To ask 1. someone. 2. for a cigarette

A

Chiedere A qualcuno). (No pronoun if per qualcosa - chiedere una sigaretta
R
Ho chiesto

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7
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to attach / enclose

A

allegare
R (except for sp - gh)
ho allegato

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8
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to avoid

A

evitare. R ho evitato

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9
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To be

A

Essere
IRR
è stato

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10
Q

To be able to / can, to manage, to succeed. x2

A

Potere
IRR - posso, puoi, puo, possiamo, possono
Ho potuto

Riuscire A (e riuscito)

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11
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to be about; deal with, concerning, regarding

A

trattarsi DI
R
si è trattato DI

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12
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To be afraid of

A

Temere
R
Ho temuto

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13
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To be born

A

Nascere
R -*
è nato

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14
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To be missing

A

Mancare
R (IRR sp - h)
Ho mancato

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15
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To become

A

Diventare
R
è diventato

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16
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To believe

A

Credere
R
Ho creduto

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17
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To book

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Prenotare
R
Ho prenotato

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18
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to borrow

A

prendere in prestito. (to take a loan)

L’ha preso in prestito da te

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19
Q

To break

A

Rompere R

Ho rotto

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20
Q

To bring/ carry

AND to wear

A

Portare
R
Ho portato

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21
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  1. To host
  2. To host / to hold party
    ie x2
A

Ospitare
R
Ho ospitato

tenere. (hold)

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22
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To buy

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Comprare
R
Ho comprato

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23
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To cover

A

Coprire
R
Ho coperto

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24
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To call oneself

A

Chiarmarsi
R
Si è chiamato

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25
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To change

A

Cambiare
R
Ho cambiato

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26
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To chat

A

chiacchierare
R
ho chiacchierato

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27
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To choose

A

Scegliere
IRR - scelgo / scelgono
Ho scelto

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28
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To clean

A

Pulire
R isc
Ho pulito

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29
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To climb (up) x 3
To climb (down). x 2
A

salire (salgo / gono). ho salito
arrampicarsi (eg up tree)
scalare (mountain). ho scalato

scendere. r; discendere
sono sceso; ho disceso

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30
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To direct either in a direction OR

to direct / supervise

A

Dirigere (a me)
R
ho diretto

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31
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To climb up, rise, go up (no need for ”up”)

A

Salire
IRR - Salgo/gono
E salito

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32
Q

To close

A

Chiudere
R
Ho chiuso

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33
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To come. (from)

A

Venire (DA)
IRR (vengo/gono +vieni)
E venuto

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34
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To commence / begin

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Cominciare a R Ho/è (intrans) cominciato

Iniziare a R. Ho iniziato

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35
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To continue / keep going

A

Continuare A
R
Ho continuato

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36
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To cook

A

Cucinare
R
Ho cucinato

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37
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To cost

A

Costare
R
è costato intrans

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38
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To cry

A

piangere. ho pianto

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39
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To cut / slice

A

Tagliare
R
Ho tagliato

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40
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To debate / negotiate (and treat!)

A

trattare. R

ho trattato

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41
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To decide

A

Decidere
R
Ho deciso

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42
Q

To depend (on)

A

dipendere DA

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43
Q

To die
he died
he is dying

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Morire
IRR - muoio, muori, muore, moriamo, morite, muorono
è morto
sta morendo

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44
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To discuss / talk bout / debate / argue

A

Discutere
R
Ho discusso

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45
Q

To divide / split

to share

A

dividere. R. ho diviso

condividere

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46
Q

To do / make

A

Fare
IRR
Ho fatto

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47
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To dream

A

sognare. R. ho sognato

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48
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To drive

A

Guidare
R
Ho guidato

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49
Q

To eat

A

Mangiare
R
Ho mangiato

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50
Q

To employ (people or tool)

A

impiegare.

R - ex impiegHi; impiegHiamo

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51
Q

To explain

A

spiegare
R (except for spelling)
ho spiegato

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52
Q

To explode, burst (storm)

A

scoppiare. R. ha scoppiato

discover - scoprire

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53
Q

To fall

A

Cadere
R
è caduto

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54
Q

To fall asleep

A

addormentarsi

si e addormentato

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55
Q

To fall in love with

A

Innamorarsi DI
R
mi sono innamorato DI (Marc)

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56
Q

To feel / to hear

A

Sentire
R
Ho sentito

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57
Q

To find

A

Trovare
R
Ho trovato

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58
Q

To finish

A

Finire nothing or DI
R isc
Ho finito - or E finito. (if intransitive)

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59
Q 
To fix (mend)
to fix (attach)
to fix (price, attention etc)
A

riparare, aggiustare
fissare, attaccare
fissare

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60
Q

To fly

A

Volare
R
Ho volato

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61
Q

To follow

A

Seguire
R
Ho seguito

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62
Q

To forget

A

Dimenticare
R (IRRsp)
Ho dimenticato

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63
Q

To give

A

Dare
IRR (decline like avere - except diamo)
Ho dato

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64
Q

To go

A

Andare
IRR vado/vai/va/vanno
è andato

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65
Q

To go down / to come down

A

Scendere
R
Ho / è sceso

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66
Q

To go in / enter

A

Entrare
R
è entrato

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67
Q

To go out (friends) / exit

A

Uscire
IRR - (esco/i/e/cono)
E uscito

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68
Q

To go through somewhere

A

passare PER o DA

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69
Q

To grow

A

Crescere
R - (sc)*
Ho/e cresciuto

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70
Q

To grow old

A

Invecchiare
R
è invecchiato

71
Q

To guess

A

Indovinare
R
Ho indovinato

72
Q

To hail

A

grandinare

73
Q

To happen, occur (x4)

A

Succedere (NOT to succeed!!)
R
è successo
accadere; avvenire; capitare

74
Q

To have

A

Avere
IRR
Ho avuto

75
Q

To have dinner

A

Cenare
R
Ho cenato

76
Q

To have to / must

A

Dovere
IRR devo/i/e/ono dobbiamo
Ho dovuto

77
Q

To listen

A

Ascoltare
R
Ho ascoltato

78
Q

To help

A

Aiutare
R
Ho aiutato

79
Q

To hire / employ

A

assumere. ho assunto.

also to assume

80
Q

To hold, to keep

A

Tenere
IRR - (tengo,tieni, tiene, tengono)
Ho tenuto

81
Q

To improve / to better

A

Migliorare
R
Ho migliorato

82
Q

To iron

A

stirare. R. ho stirato

83
Q

To keep busy

to take care of

A

occupare. (collo)
formal - to occupy

occuparsi DI

84
Q

To kiss

A

Baciare
R
Ho baciato

85
Q

To know a fact - NOT person/place

A

Sapere
IRR like avere
Ho saputo

86
Q

To know a place or person

A

Conoscere
Sc
Ho conosciuto

87
Q

To laugh

A

Ridere
R
Ho riso

88
Q

To learn

A

Imparare
R
Ho imparato

89
Q

To leave (behind, alone, with)

To leave (travelling)

A

Lasciare
R
Ho lasciato

Partire (Nil o DA). R
e partito

90
Q

To leave

A

Partire
R
è partito

91
Q

To lend

A

prestare (ha prestato)

92
Q

To lift something up

A

Alzare
R
Ho alzato

93
Q

To like

A

Piacere
IRR – * reg + sp
E’ piacuto. (exception: so essere in PP

94
Q

To live-address

A

abitare
R
ho abitato

95
Q

To look for

A

Cercare (cercare di = to try to)
R
Ho cercato

96
Q

To look like; to resemble

A

assomigliare. (aka similar)

97
Q

To lose

A

Perdere
R
ho perso

98
Q

To lunch

A

Pranzare
R
Ho pranzato

99
Q

To make a mistake

A

Sbagliare
R
Ho sbagliato

100
Q

To match

A

Abbinare
R
Ho abbinato

101
Q

To meet

A

Incontrare
R
Ho incontrato

102
Q

To move (body) - exercise

to move (a thing)

A

muoversi. R. è mosso

muovere (ho mosso)

103
Q

To move (house), to relocate

A

trasverirsi A

104
Q

To move onto / progress on to

A

passare A

105
Q

To offer

A

Offrire
R
Ho offerto

106
Q

To open

A

Aprire
R
Ho aperto

107
Q

To own

A

possedere. (to possess)

IRR possiedo/di/de/deno. (possediamo, possedete)

ho posseduto

108
Q 
To paint (painting)
To paint (house)
A

dipingere. ho dipinto

verniciare / pitturare

109
Q

To pass (eg an exam)

A

Passare
R
ha / è passato intrans

110
Q

To pay for

A

Pagare
IRRsp
Ho pagato

111
Q

To phone / call

A

Telefonare / chiamare
R
Ho telefonato. / ho chiamato

112
Q

To plant

A

piantare. R ho piantato

113
Q

To play (on own - eg instrument)

A

suonare. R ho suonata

114
Q

To play a sport

A

Giocare
R (IRR sp – h)
Ho giocato

115
Q

To prefer

A

Preferire
IRRsc
Ho preferito

116
Q

To prepare

A

Preparare
R
Ho preparato

117
Q

To put - usual (and to place - know how to conjugate)

A

Mettere. R. ho messo
Porre
IRR - Pongo, poni, pone, poniamo, ponete, pongono
Ho posto

118
Q

To put clothes on
To dress oneself (rif)

v. To wear

A

Vestire (Vestirsi) R. get dressed
Ho vestito. (mi sono vestito)
Mettersi. Si ho messo
Indossare - but not common

V To wear
Indossare (not reflex) R. ho indossato
Vestire (again)
Portare. Ho portato

119
Q

To receive

A

Ricevere
R
Ho ricevuto

120
Q

To remember

A

Ricordare
R
Ho ricordato

121
Q

to remove, take away / off

A

togliere

IRR. tolgo, tolgono
togli, togli, togliamo, togliete

ho tolto

122
Q

To return x2

A

Tornare. R
e tornato

Ritornare (More go back)
R
E ritornato

123
Q

To run

A

Correre
R
ho corso (or è if intransitive)

124
Q

To satisfy, to fulfil, to please. x 2

to be happy with. x 1

A

soddisfare; IRR like fare

accontentare. R

accontentarsi

125
Q

To say

A

Dire
IRR - Dico/i/e/iamo/ono
Ho detto

126
Q

To see

A

Vedere
R
Ho visto

127
Q

To seem, to appear

seems to me

A

Sembrare, apparire, parere
sembrarsi; parersi
R
È sembrato. è apparso

128
Q

To sell

A

Vendere
R
Ho venduto

129
Q

To send / to mail (x3)

A

Spedire
R sc
Ho spedito

mandare. R ho mandato

inviare R ho inviato

130
Q

To share

A

condividere. R

ho condiviso

131
Q

To show

A

fare vedere,

mostrare. R. ho mostrato

132
Q

To sing

A

Cantare
R
Ho cantato

133
Q

To sit

A

Sedere / sedersi
IRR - Mi siedo, siedi(ti), si siede, sediamo, sedete, siedono,
si è seduto (if reflexive)

134
Q

To sleep

A

Dormire
R
Ho dormito

135
Q

To smell

A

Annusare
R
Ho annusato

136
Q

To speak

A

Parlare A.
R
Ho parlato

137
Q

To stand up

A

Alzarsi
R
Si è alzato

138
Q

To start / initiate

A

Iniziare R. Ho iniziato

Cominciare. R Ho cominciato

139
Q

To stay / how things are

A

Stare
R
è stato

140
Q

To stay / remain X 2

A 
Rimanere qui/ lì or  a + place    
IRR rimango / rimangono
è rimasto
Restare    R
è restato
141
Q

To study

A

Studiare
R
Ho studiato

142
Q

To sweep

A

spazzare. R Ho spazzato

143
Q

To swim

A

Nuotare
R
Ho nuotato

144
Q

To take

A

Prendere
R
Ho preso

145
Q

To take care of / look after / to deal with

A

occuparsi DI

146
Q

To teach

A

Insegnare
R
Ho insegnato

147
Q

To think. (about someone)

To think about something / doing something / opinion

A

Pensare A qualcuno;
pensare DI qualcosa o il verbi
R
Ho pensato

148
Q

To thunder

A

tuonare. R. ho tuonato

149
Q

To touch

A

toccare.

R - except tocchi, tocchiamo

ho toccato

150
Q

To train

A

allenare

151
Q

To translate

A

Tradurre
IRR - Traduc..(reg endings). - traduco / ci / ce / traduciamo / traducete / traducono
Ho tradotto

152
Q

To travel

A

Viaggiare
R
Ho viaggiato

153
Q

To try (except food) X 2

A

Provare A (or cercare DI)
R
Ho provato

154
Q

To try food

A

Assaggiare
R
Ho assaggiato

155
Q

To turn off, to extinguish

A

Spegnere
IRR - Spengo / spengono
Ho spento

156
Q

To turn on (light up)

A

accendere
R
ho acceso

157
Q

To understand

A

Capire
IR isc
Ho capito

158
Q

To update on, keep up to date

A

aggiornarsi. R

159
Q

To use

A

Usare
R
Ho usato

160
Q

To use for, to need for

A

servire. R. ho servito

161
Q

To visit a place (not a person)

A

Visitare
R
Ho visitato

162
Q

To wait for

A

Aspettare
R
Ho aspettato

163
Q

To wake up

A

Svegliarsi
R
si è svegliato (rifless)

164
Q

To walk

A

camminare
R
ho camminato

165
Q

To want (of)

A

Volere (DI)
IRR - Voglio/vuoi/vuole/vogliono
Ho voluto

166
Q

To wash

A

Lavare
R
Ho lavato

167
Q

To watch

A

Guardare
R
Ho guardato

168
Q

To win

A

Vincere
R - *
Ho vinto

169
Q

To wonder

A

chiedersi. R

170
Q

To work (job)

A

Lavorare
R
Ho lavorato

171
Q

To work (ie tv works)

A

Funzionare
R
Ho funzionato

172
Q

To worry

A

preoccuparsi. R

173
Q

To write / spell

A

Scrivere
R
Ho scritto

Key verbs (13 decks)

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