These verbs dovére, prométtere, and pagáre, will have an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.
- I owe him money,
- dovére danáro
- because I promised
- perchè prométtere
- to pay him
- pagáre
- another man’s debt;
- altro débito
- but at present
- ma adésso
- I have myself
- avére io stesso
- need of money,
- bisógno danáro
- that I may pay
- pagáre
- what I owe to
- dovére
- my creditors.
- creditóre.
- When
- quando
- will you pay me
- volére pagáre
- what you owe me?
- dovére?
- I promise you
- prométtere
- I will pay it to you
- pagáre
- next week.
- próssimo settimána.
Insegnáre requires an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.
- I have been
- [1]éssere stato
- twelve years
- dódici anno
- in this country,
- paése
- during which time
- nel quale tempo
- I have had the honour
- avére avúto onóre
- of teaching
- insegnáre
- several ladies and gentlemen
- molta signóra signóre
- the Italian language.
- Italiáno
- Masters
- maéstro
- ought to teach
- dovére insegnáre
- children
- ragázzo
- not only the things
- non solaménte cosa
- which concern science;
- risguardáre sciénza
- but they ought also
- ma dovére anche
- to teach them things
- insegnáre cosa
- which concern
- risguardáre
- their soul
- ánima
- and their salvation:
- salvazióne
- for
- perchè
- science
- scienza
- without religion is
- an unprofitable thing.
- inutile.
[1] I have been twelve years in this country; render, Sono dódici anni che sto in questo paése.