2023年3月14日 · Luckily for learners, Italian and English are two languages close enough to have a rather similar use of the verbs essere (to be) and avere (to have). In most cases, an intuitive use of these two verbs may be correct, but if you wish to improve your knowledge of Italian, it is necessary to point out some important differences.

2025年2月3日 · As two of the most common—and arguably most important—verbs in the Italian language, essere and avere are used in a wide variety of ways and serve as a grammatical aid in many situations. They’re commonly in their present tense form to …

2024年6月8日 · Italian auxiliary verbs are essere (to be) and avere (to have), and are used to create all Italian compound verbs. They are not classified among the standard three conjugations, but they are said to belong to coniugazione propria , literally translatable with “their own’s conjugation”, showcasing their unique behavior.

Learn to use the auxiliary verbs "avere" and "essere" in Italian. Discover the differences between transitive, intransitive and reflexive verbs.

2024年8月30日 · In Italian compound tenses like the passato prossimo, you generally use the auxiliary verb avere (to have) when the main verb is followed by a direct object — an answer to the question “what/who(m)?” — and essere (to be) if it is not. In this post, we’ll review when to use avere and essere as auxiliary verbs.

2024年7月26日 · When building the passato prossimo in Italian, when you should take essere and when avere? In this article you’ll learn when to use essere and when avere. It’s not very complicated. Passato Prossimo essere or avere? That is the question here!

1) Use the verb “ essere “: before adjectives to describe someone or something → Marco è bellissimo. / Queste scuse sono pessime! [Marco is handsome / These excuses are awful!] 2) Use the verb “ avere “: before nouns to describe someone or something → Paolo ha gli occhi azzurri. / Davide e suo fratello hanno i capelli biondi.

In Italian, “avere” and “essere” are used as auxiliary verbs to form various compound tenses, such as the passato prossimo (present perfect) and the trapassato prossimo (past perfect). Understanding when to use each of these verbs is key to mastering Italian grammar.

In fact, there’s plenty of gray area, which we’ll delve into further on, but very generally speaking, when the verb is transitive (can take a direct object), the auxiliary verb is avere (to have) and when the verb is intransitive (cannot take a direct object), the auxiliary verb is essere (to be).

2025年2月18日 · Choosing Essere or Avere Essere, the Italian verb that means “to be,” is used in a similar way as in English — to describe an attribute of a person or thing and to state location. Remember that the Italian verb stare has taken over the meaning of …