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Past absolute of essere and avere

Study the formation of the past absolute of the irregular verbs avere and essere:

essere avere
fui (I was) ebbi (I had)
fosti avesti
fu ebbe
fummo avemmo
foste aveste
furono ebbero

 


VOCABULARY A

agiato
well-to-do
anche chi
whoever, anyone who
aver paura (di)
to fear, to be afraid of
bei
beautiful (cf. bello, page)
divennero
became (3d pl. past abs., divenire)
figliare
to multiply (literally, to give birth)
ingrandire
to grow (large)
nascono
are born (3d pl. pres., nascere)
onde
therefore
tenor
(=tenore, m.) di vita, standard of living
trenta
thirty

 

VOCABULARY B

arrivasse
arrived, reached (3d sing. impf. subj., arrivare)
artefice (m.)
craftsman
capolavoro
masterpiece
ci
us, to us
esanime
lifeless (cf. anima)
gareggiare
to rival
geniale
ingenious, clever
gusto
taste; gusto
in quanto
in that
magari
even
mentre
whereas, while
oro
gold
raggiunto
reached, attained (past part., raggiungere)
reciso 
cut off (past part., recidere)
saggio
essay
saliera
saltcellar
si incontrino
are met, may be met (3d pl. pres. subj.,incontrare)
sollevare
to lift, to raise
testa
head

 

 

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