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

1. 1. It lies in their power
   2. dipéndere da
   3. to recommend me
   4. raccomandáre
   5. to their friends.
   6. amíco.

Andáre ad incóntrar uno, signifies to go and meet somebody.

1. 1. Sir,
   2. Signóre
   3. I come to beg
   4. veníre domandáre
   5. a favour of you,
   6. favóre
   7. which I hope
   8. speráre
   9. you will not refuse me.
   10. ricusáre
   11. I heard
   12. intendere
   13. your uncle will come
   14. zio veníre
   15. to-morrow to town;
   16. dománi città
   17. you will oblige me
   18. obbligáre
   19. infinitely,
   20. moltíssimo
   21. if you will lend me your horse
   22. prestáre cavállo
   23. to go and meet him,
   24. andáre ad incóntrar
   25. and I assure you
   26. assicuráre
   27. that I will take great care
   28. avére grande cura
   29. of it.

1. 1. Sir, I am very sorry
   2. rincrescere
   3. I cannot oblige you,
   4. non potere servire
   5. for I must
   6. perchè bisógna
   7. go myself to meet
   8. andáre ad incóntrar
   9. my wife,
   10. moglie
   11. who is coming from
   12. veníre
   13. the country;
   14. campágna
   15. but any other time
   16. ma altro volta
   17. it will be
   18. éssere
   19. at your service.
   20. servízio.

We often make use of the Impersonal Verb rincréscere, when we speak of the misfortunes of others, which signifies in English, to be sorry, to be concerned; and then the following word must be in the Genitive Case.

1. 1. I am sorry for
   2. rincréscere
   3. the misfortune
   4. disgrázia
   5. that has befallen
   6. accadére
   7. you.

1. 1. We ought
   2. dovére
   3. to be concerned at
   4. rincréscere
   5. our friend’s
   6. amíco
   7. misfortunes.
   8. sciagúre.

1. 1. I was very much concerned
   2. moltíssimo rincréscere
   3. at your loss.
   4. pérdita.

Mi pare mill’ anni is an Italian expression which signifies to long; we make use of it only in the present of the Indicative, and the following verb must be in the Infinitive with the Preposition di.