Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

by Ferdinando Bottarelli

On Adverbs.

[See Gram. p. 209.]

Adverbs are generally put after the Verb, and in compound tenses between the Verb and the Participle.

1. 1. It is
   2. a lamentable thing
   3. doloroso cosa
   4. to see youths
   5. vedére gióvane
   6. with much wit,
   7. di molto spirito
   8. and a good disposition
   9. buóno disposizióne
   10. to learn,
   11. imparáre
   12. take but little pains
   13. pigliáre poco pena
   14. to answer
   15. [1]rispóndere
   16. the expectations of
   17. aspettazióne
   18. their parents.
   19. genitori.

[1] Rispondere governs the dative case of the thing.

Adverbs of Interrogation must always be put before the Verb.

1. 1. Where did you come from?
   2. da dove veníre
   3. Why
   4. perchè
   5. did you not stay for me?
   6. aspettáre?

1. 1. When will you have done
   2. quando cessáre
   3. laughing at
   4. burláre
   5. your friends?
   6. amíco?

1. 1. Why did you say,
   2. perchè dire
   3. I had promised you
   4. promettere
   5. to go in the country?
   6. andáre campágna?

1. 1. Where is your father?
   2. dove padre
   3. Is he in town?
   4. éssere città?

1. 1. Where did you buy
   2. compráre
   3. this fine horse?
   4. bello cavállo?

1. 1. I bought it at
   2. compráre
   3. the last country fair.
   4. último campágna fiéra.

1. 1. Where are
   2. éssere
   3. the ladies your sisters?
   4. signóra sorélla?

1. 1. I believe
   2. crédere
   3. they are gone out
   4. éssere uscíto
   5. to take an airing.
   6. pigliar aria.

1. 1. Whither are you going
   2. andáre
   3. so fast?
   4. così
   5. You are in great haste.
   6. avére gran fretta.

1. 1. I go
   2. andáre
   3. to Mr. Clement’s house,
   4. dal signóre Cleménte[1]
   5. for I heard
   6. perchè sentíre
   7. my brother
   8. fratéllo
   9. is there, and
   10. I have some business
   11. avére qualche cosa
   12. with him.
   13. da fare con lui.

1. 1. You are mistaken,
   2. ingannársi
   3. he is not there;
   4. éssere là
   5. for I met him
   6. incontráre
   7. just now,
   8. un momento fa
   9. and he told me
   10. dire
   11. he was going to
   12. andáre
   13. his sister’s house.
   14. sorélla.

1. 1. I was going to
   2. andáre
   3. your house;
   4. but since I met you,
   5. ma giacchè incontráre
   6. we will go to
   7. andáre
   8. my house,
   9. where we shall dine.
   10. dove pranzáre.

1. 1. I beg you will excuse me,
   2. pregáre scusáre
   3. indeed I cannot;
   4. in verità non potére
   5. for I must go to
   6. bisógno andáre
   7. my lady Arabella’s,
   8. signóra Arabélla
   9. to pay a visit to
   10. fare vísita
   11. her children.
   12. figlio.

1. 1. They are not at home,
   2. éssere casa
   3. for
   4. perchè
   5. I saw them
   6. vedere
   7. going into the park.
   8. andáre parco.

1. 1. Let us go then
   2. andáre dunque
   3. and see if
   4. vedére se
   5. your brothers are
   6. fratéllo
   7. at home.
   8. casa.

1. 1. They are not,
   2. éssere
   3. I know they are
   4. sapére éssere
   5. gone a hunting.
   6. andáto cáccia.

1. 1. What is the matter
   2. cosa ha
   3. with you,
   4. sir?
   5. signóre
   6. You seem to be
   7. parére essere
   8. grieved.
   9. afflítto.

1. 1. O no, sir,
   2. I am not,
   3. non sono afflítto
   4. but I come from
   5. veníre
   6. Mr. Vincent’s,
   7. Vincenzo
   8. who is very ill.
   9. ammaláto.

1. 1. You surprise me,
   2. sorprendere
   3. for as I was coming
   4. perchè veníre
   5. from my house,
   6. casa
   7. I met his brother,
   8. incontráre fratéllo
   9. who did not mention it
   10. parlare
   11. to me.

1. 1. Do you know
   2. sapére
   3. from whence he was coming,
   4. di dove veníre
   5. when you met him?
   6. quando incontráre?

1. 1. I believe
   2. crédere
   3. he was coming from
   4. veníre
   5. his own house.
   6. casa.

1. 1. Can you tell me
   2. potére dire
   3. where he is gone?
   4. dove éssere andáto?

1. 1. I was assured
   2. éssere assicuráto
   3. that he is set out for
   4. éssere partito
   5. his uncle’s
   6. zio
   7. country-house.
   8. casa di campágna.

1. 1. Which way did you pass,
   2. per dove passáre
   3. in your way to Italy,
   4. quando andáre Itália?

1. 1. I passed by
   2. passáre
   3. Rouen,
   4. Roano
   5. Paris,
   6. Parígi
   7. Orleans
   8. Orleáno
   9. and Lyons.
   10. Lióne.

1. 1. Which way did you come back
   2. per dove tornáre
   3. to England?
   4. Inghilterra?

1. 1. I returned by
   2. ritornáre
   3. Germany
   4. Germánia
   5. and Holland.
   6. Olánda.

[1] At, or to, before house or home, must be rendered by da, dal, or in casa. See Gram. p. 209.