ITA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Washing Machine, Devo, Terrazzo

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Italian
• Course: ITA 101
• Professor: Andrew Serio

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Topics: (1) the modal verbs (i verbi modali) volere, dovere, potere (2) new vocabulary (nuevi vocabulari) (1) the modal verbs (i verbi modali) The verb conjugations for potere (cid:862)to can/to be able to(cid:863), volere (cid:862)to want(cid:863), and dovere (cid:862)to have to(cid:863) are below in tabular form. These verbs are known as modal or auxiliary verbs because they usually precede another verb, which is always in the infinitive. As an auxiliary, volere expresses desire or preference, dovere expresses necessity or obligation, potere expresses ability or willingness. Oggi, non possiamo al cinema perch dobbiamo studiare. Today, we can"t go to the movie theater because we have to study. Other verbs that can precede the infinitive form are preferire (to prefer), piacere (to please), and desiderare (to desire/to want). Lecture 13 volere, dovere, potere & talking about the home. Suny at buffalo: ita 101 lecture 13.