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Italian Come Se: As If with the Subjunctive (B1)
Italian come se always takes the subjunctive: imperfect for present-unreal (parla come se sapesse), pluperfect for past-unreal (come se non fosse successo niente). B1 guide with the come se niente fosse idiom, quasi che variant, six traps and a Mantova rehearsal dialogue.
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Italian Past Infinitive: Credo di Averlo Fatto (B1)
Italian past infinitive (credo di averlo fatto, spero di essere arrivato): B1 guide to forms, dopo aver, same-subject rule, agreement. Vicenza dialogue.
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Italian Dalla Parte Di: On Behalf Of, On the Side Of (B2)
Italian dalla parte di explained for B2: spatial side, allegiance (stare/essere/schierarsi), on behalf of, contrast with da parte di, Asti vendemmia dialogue.
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Italian Sia … Sia: Both … And Conjunctions (B1)
Italian sia sia is the standard “both … and” frame: sia il vino sia la birra. A B1 guide to sia…sia vs sia…che vs e…e vs tanto…quanto, with a Sondrio bresaola dialogue and a quiz.
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Italian Più … Più: The More, The More (B1)
Italian più … più means “the more … the more”. A B1 guide with meno…meno, quanto più…tanto più, e-bridge variant, and a Cremona liuteria dialogue.
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Italian Venire + Participle: Spontaneous Actions (C1)
Italian has a family of constructions built on venire + past participle that English has no single equivalent for: mi venne fatto di sorridere (I happened to smile), gli viene da piangere (he feels like crying), mi e venuto in mente (it came to mind), and the dynamic passive la porta viene aperta. C1 guide to the four patterns.
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Italian Che Tu Possa: Wishes with the Subjunctive (B2)
Italian che tu possa: B2 guide to the optative subjunctive for wishes (toasts, blessings, condolence). Inverted possa tu, imperfect potessi, Foligno dialogue.
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Italian Magari + Past Subjunctive: Past Wishes (B2)
Italian magari has two lives: with the subjunctive it means “if only” (magari piovesse, magari avessi studiato di piu), with the indicative it means “maybe”. This B2 guide untangles wish vs guess, past regret, intonation, and the standalone magari! reply, with a Macerata bar dialogue and a quiz.
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