English speakers easily confuse prendere, guidare and portare, three quite different verbs in Italian
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Prendere, guidare and portare (qualcuno) are sometimes mixed up by English speakers when they want to say I pick you up, I drive you, I take you somewhere.
We can add accompagnare, because it’s a useful verb that students could and should use more often.
The confusion happens because we can’t translate these verbs directly from English into Italian and vice versa. Prendere and portare can both mean “to take” depending on the situation. Let’s see three simple examples.
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Vengo a prenderti, guido e ti porto a casa
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Grazie e alla prossima.
I would have expected ” Chiamero mia sorella per farla prenderci, as it is the sister who is being asked and the undefined “we” who are being fetched
It doesn’t make sense.
However, you can say “Chiamerò mia sorella per farla venire a prenderci”.
Thank you.
Prego, ciao.