ITLN 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gerund, Infinitive

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Two verbs to express the amount of time or things or people. The object determines the verb (plural or singular) Ci vuole un minute per scendere le scale. Ci vogliono cinque ore per arrivare alle cascate del niagara. Ci voluta una persona attenta per poter capire quello che diceva. Volerci agrees in gender and number with the object. The subject determines the form of the verb. Can be used with any person and usually used to express time. Ci metti solo due ore, io invece io ci metto tre ore (io invece ce ne metto tre) Gerund not often used in ialian mangiare = mangi-ando mettere = mett-endo uscire = usc-endo avendo mangiato avendo messo essendo uscito irregular: bere = bevendo dire = dicendo fare = facendo. The gerund can be used alone to indicate circumstances (conditions, causes, means) of an action. I learn italian because i am reading this book .

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