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

The verb condannáre governs the Accusative of the Person, and the Genitive of the Thing; but when it signifies to condemn to death, the name of the punishment ought to be put in the Dative Case.

1. 1. Every one
   2. ogn’ uno
   3. condemns you
   4. condannáre
   5. very much
   6. molto
   7. for the action
   8. azióne
   9. you committed
   10. comméttere
   11. the other day.
   12. altro giórno.

1. 1. During the persecution
   2. nel tempo della persecuzióne
   3. in France,
   4. Fráncia
   5. many brave gentlemen
   6. molto bravo cavaliére
   7. were condemned,
   8. condannáre
   9. some to the
   10. gallows,
   11. forca[1]
   12. and some to the
   13. galleys,
   14. galéra
   15. for the defence of
   16. difésa
   17. their religion.
   18. religióne.

[1] Nouns ending in ca and ga, make che and ghe in the plural, as forca, forche; pága, paghe.

The verb ottenére will have an Accusative of the Thing, and an Ablative of the Person.

1. 1. A scholar who
   2. scoláro
   3. obtains
   4. ottenére
   5. his master’s favour
   6. maéstro favóre
   7. is more happy than
   8. più felíce
   9. he who is idle,
   10. pigro
   11. who loses his honour,
   12. pérdere onóre
   13. wastes his time,
   14. consumáre tempo
   15. and continues a blockhead,
   16. continuáre ad éssere sciocco
   17. though
   18. benchè
   19. play be pleasant
   20. giuóco éssere piacévole
   21. to him
   22. for a little while.
   23. poco.

Verbs governing an Accusative Case of the Dative.

The verbs invitáre, esortáre, will have an Accusative of the Person, and a Dative of the Thing.

1. 1. God invites
   2. Iddio invitáre
   3. sinners
   4. peccatóre
   5. to eternal happiness,
   6. etérno felicità
   7. he calls them to
   8. chiamáre
   9. repentance,
   10. pentiménto
   11. he speaks
   12. parláre
   13. most graciously
   14. benignaménte
   15. to them.

1. 1. He has prepared for
   2. preparáre
   3. penitent sinners
   4. peniténte peccatóre
   5. all that belongs to
   6. tutto appartenére
   7. blessedness,
   8. felicità
   9. all that they can
   10. tutto potére
   11. desire.
   12. bramáre.