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More irregular verbs: nascere and morire
The past absolute and past participle of nascere (to be born) are irregular.
Past absolute:
nacqui nascemmo
nascesti nasceste
nacque nacquero
Past participle: nato, conjugated with essere:
sono nato/a/i/e, sei nato/a, etc.
The present and future tenses and past participle of morire (to die) are irregular.
Presente tense:
muoio moriamo
muori morite
muore muoiono
Stem for future and conditional: morir– (also, morr-):
morirò (or morrò), morirai (morrai) etc.
morirei (or morrei), moriresti (morresti) etc.
Past participle: morto, conjugated with essere:
sono morto/a; è morto/a, etc.
VOCABULARY A
| altrui others, someone else |
amaramente bitterly |
a migliaia by the thousands |
avesse had (3d sing. impf. subj., avere) |
| canzone (f.) song |
di botto at once, suddenly |
divampare to flare up, to burst into flame, to blaze |
fino a quando until; as long as |
| finta pretense |
fare finta di to pretend to, to feign to |
gentile noble (poetic usage); kind; polite; gentle |
innamorarsi to fall in love |
| morte (f.) death |
nascondere to hide, to conceal |
nove nine |
pianse wept (3d sing. past abs., piangere) |
| potesse could (3d sing. impf. subj., potere) |
ritenere to deem, to think | sia […] che both […] and | sommo supreme, greatest |
| umile humble |
vide saw (3d sing. past abs., vedere) |
VOCABULARY B
| rafforzarsi to strengthen, to grow strong |
bastevole sufficient, enough (cf. bastare, to be enough, to suffice) |
crebbe grew (3d sing. past abs., crescere) |
crisi (f.) crisis, crises |
| dovrebbe should (3d sing. cond., dovere) |
inconsapevole unaware; ignorant; unconscious | ingegnarsi to contrive; to strive, to endeavor |
intorno around |
| lento slow |
mezzo means; half; middle, midst |
oimè, ohimè alas |
talora sometimes |