{"id":30169,"date":"2020-02-15T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T02:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=30169"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:55:33","slug":"italian-impersonal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-impersonal-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Impersonal Verbs: Andare, Capitare, Convenire, Dispiacere (B1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-tldr-italian-impersonal-verbs\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TL;DR.<\/strong> Italian impersonal verbs (andare, capitare, convenire, dispiacere) flip the english perspective. The english subject becomes an italian indirect-object pronoun. Mi va = I feel like, mi conviene = I&#8217;d better. This B1 guide on italian impersonal verbs covers the four most useful and adds two extension sections on formal correspondence and the wider <em>a + persona<\/em> pattern.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ab2227;color:#ab2227\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-italian-impersonal-verbs\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#rule\">The rule: italian impersonal verbs in one line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#andare\">Andare with pronouns: I feel like<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#capitare\">Capitare: it happens (by chance)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#convenire\">Convenire: I&#8217;d better, it&#8217;s worth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dispiacere\">Dispiacere: I&#8217;m sorry, do you mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#formal\">Italian impersonal verbs in formal correspondence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#register\">Italian impersonal verbs in informal vs formal speech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pattern\">The &#8216;a + persona&#8217; pattern across Italian verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialogue at a Trieste enoteca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Test your understanding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rule\">The rule: italian impersonal verbs in one line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian impersonal verbs work like the famous <em>piacere<\/em>: the person who experiences something becomes an indirect object pronoun (<em>mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi<\/em>), while the thing experienced is the grammatical subject. Compound tenses use <em>essere<\/em>, and the past participle agrees with the subject (the thing), not with the experiencer. This one-line rule is the spine of every chapter on italian impersonal verbs that follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide focuses on four high-frequency members beyond <em>piacere<\/em>: <em>andare<\/em> (I feel like), <em>capitare<\/em> (it happens by chance), <em>convenire<\/em> (it&#8217;s worth, I&#8217;d better), <em>dispiacere<\/em> (I&#8217;m sorry, I mind). All four are everyday spoken italian and natives use them constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"andare\">Andare with pronouns: I feel like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside its motion meaning, <em>andare<\/em> with an indirect-object pronoun shifts to <em>to feel like<\/em> or <em>to be in the mood for<\/em>. <em>Mi va di uscire<\/em> = I feel like going out. The construction is <em>mi\/ti\/gli\/le\/ci\/vi va<\/em> + <em>di<\/em> + infinitive, or <em>mi va<\/em> + noun (<em>mi va una birra<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-andare-imp\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ti andrebbe<\/strong> di andare al mare? <em>Would you feel like going to the sea?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stefano \u00e8 stanco. <strong>Non gli va<\/strong> di uscire. <em>Stefano is tired. He doesn&#8217;t feel like going out.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sono a dieta, <strong>non mi vanno<\/strong> i dolci stasera. <em>I&#8217;m on a diet, I don&#8217;t fancy sweets tonight.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;albergo vicino alla stazione <strong>ci va benissimo<\/strong>. <em>The hotel near the station works great for us.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il nuovo fidanzato di mia figlia <strong>non mi va a genio<\/strong>. <em>My daughter&#8217;s new boyfriend isn&#8217;t to my taste.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La camicia nuova <strong>ti va proprio a pennello<\/strong>. <em>The new shirt fits you perfectly.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms1-andare-mc\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> andare with pronouns<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Translate: &#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like cooking tonight.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2. Translate: &#8220;Do you fancy a coffee?&#8221; (informal tu)<\/li>\n<li>3. Translate: &#8220;The hotel near the airport works great for them.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stasera <strong>non mi va<\/strong> di cucinare.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ti va<\/strong> un caff\u00e8?<\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;albergo vicino all&#8217;aeroporto <strong>gli va benissimo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"capitare\">Capitare: it happens (by chance)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Capitare<\/em> is a near-synonym of <em>succedere<\/em> with one specific shade: it implies chance, unpredictability. <em>Mi \u00e8 capitato<\/em> = it happened to me (by chance). <em>Mi \u00e8 successo<\/em> = it happened to me (neutral). The construction takes indirect-object pronouns and uses <em>essere<\/em> in compound tenses, exactly like the other italian impersonal verbs in this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-capitare\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Non mi era mai capitato<\/strong> di trovare lavoro cos\u00ec facilmente. <em>I had never (had it) happen to me to find work this easily.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Purtroppo <strong>\u00e8 capitata<\/strong> una disgrazia. <em>Unfortunately a misfortune happened.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Se <strong>capitasse a voi<\/strong>, non sapreste come comportarvi. <em>If it happened to you, you wouldn&#8217;t know how to behave.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Avevo bisogno di una mano. <strong>Capiti<\/strong> proprio a fagiolo! <em>I needed a hand. You arrive at the perfect moment!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non ti devi vergognare, <strong>capita<\/strong> a tutti di sbagliare. <em>Don&#8217;t be ashamed, it happens to everyone to make mistakes.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms2-capitare-mc\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> capitare<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Translate: &#8220;Has it ever happened to you to lose your keys?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2. Translate: &#8220;It happens to everyone to be tired sometimes.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Ti \u00e8 mai capitato<\/strong> di perdere le chiavi?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capita<\/strong> a tutti di essere stanchi a volte.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"convenire\">Convenire: I&#8217;d better, it&#8217;s worth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Convenire<\/em> with an indirect-object pronoun translates as <em>I&#8217;d better<\/em>, <em>it&#8217;s convenient for me<\/em>, <em>it&#8217;s worth my while<\/em>. The structure: <em>mi conviene + infinitive<\/em> or <em>mi conviene + noun<\/em>. Italians use it constantly to express smart practical advice, and it is one of the most underestimated italian impersonal verbs for everyday conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-convenire\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Non ti conviene<\/strong> fare il furbo. <em>You&#8217;d better not act clever.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ci conviene<\/strong> andare prima che faccia buio. <em>We&#8217;d better go before it gets dark.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A questo punto, penso <strong>convenga<\/strong> prendere un taxi. <em>At this point, I think it&#8217;s better to take a taxi.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ti conviene<\/strong> il treno alle sette, \u00e8 diretto. <em>The seven o&#8217;clock train suits you, it&#8217;s direct.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms3-convenire-mc\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> convenire<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Translate: &#8220;It&#8217;s better for me to leave early.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2. Translate: &#8220;Does this offer suit you?&#8221; (formal Lei)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mi conviene<\/strong> partire presto.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Le conviene<\/strong> questa offerta?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dispiacere\">Dispiacere: I&#8217;m sorry, do you mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dispiacere<\/em> doesn&#8217;t mean <em>to dislike<\/em> in modern italian. The two main uses: <em>mi dispiace<\/em> = I&#8217;m sorry (apology, regret), <em>le dispiace se<\/em> = do you mind if (polite request, formal Lei). The double negative <em>non mi dispiace<\/em> means <em>I quite like it<\/em> or <em>not bad<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-dispiacere\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mi dispiace<\/strong>, avevo dimenticato l&#8217;appuntamento. <em>I&#8217;m sorry, I had forgotten the appointment.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ci \u00e8 dispiaciuto<\/strong> molto quando ve ne siete andati. <em>We were very sorry when you left.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le dispiace<\/strong> se mi siedo accanto a Lei? <em>Do you mind if I sit next to you?<\/em> (formal)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non mi dispiace<\/strong> il caff\u00e8 amaro. <em>I quite like coffee without sugar.<\/em> (double negative)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ti dispiace<\/strong> chiudere la finestra? <em>Do you mind closing the window?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms4-dispiacere-mc\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> dispiacere<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Translate (formal Lei): &#8220;Do you mind if I open the door?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2. Translate: &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry I missed your birthday.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>3. Translate: &#8220;I quite like spicy food.&#8221; (double negative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Le dispiace<\/strong> se apro la porta?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mi dispiace<\/strong> di aver perso il tuo compleanno.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non mi dispiace<\/strong> il cibo piccante.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 1: the experiencer is NOT the subject<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The english <em>I<\/em> in <em>I feel like<\/em>, <em>I&#8217;d better<\/em>, <em>I&#8217;m sorry<\/em>, <em>it happens to me<\/em> becomes the italian indirect-object pronoun <em>mi<\/em> in <em>mi va, mi conviene, mi dispiace, mi capita<\/em>. The grammatical subject is the action or thing experienced. Get this perspective right and the rest follows. This is the foundation of all italian impersonal verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 2: compound tenses use ESSERE with subject agreement<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mi \u00e8 capitato<\/em> (masculine subject), <em>mi \u00e8 capitata<\/em> (feminine subject), <em>mi sono capitate<\/em> (plural feminine subject). The participle agrees with the thing, not with you. The same applies to all verbs in this family.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 3: capitare vs succedere<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both translate as <em>to happen<\/em>. <em>Capitare<\/em> implies chance or unpredictability: <em>capita di sbagliare<\/em> (mistakes can happen). <em>Succedere<\/em> is more neutral and works also for planned events: <em>cosa \u00e8 successo?<\/em> (what happened?). In doubt, <em>capitare<\/em> for accidents and surprises, <em>succedere<\/em> for everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 4: dispiacere is NOT to dislike<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mi dispiace<\/em> in 95% of cases means <em>I&#8217;m sorry<\/em>, not <em>I dislike<\/em>. To say <em>I don&#8217;t like<\/em> use <em>non mi piace<\/em>. The double negative <em>non mi dispiace<\/em> means <em>I quite like it<\/em>, the opposite of what an english speaker might expect.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 5: convenire is not to convene<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The english cognate <em>convene<\/em> (gather, meet) exists in italian only as a formal, rare meaning. The everyday italian <em>convenire<\/em> with indirect-object pronoun means <em>to be worth, to be advantageous, to be the smart move<\/em>. <em>Mi conviene partire<\/em> = I&#8217;d better leave (it&#8217;s the smart choice).<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian impersonal verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Verb<\/th><th>Construction<\/th><th>English meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>andare (with pron)<\/td><td>mi va di + inf \/ + noun<\/td><td>I feel like, I&#8217;m in the mood for<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>capitare<\/td><td>mi capita di + inf<\/td><td>it happens to me (by chance)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>convenire<\/td><td>mi conviene + inf \/ + noun<\/td><td>I&#8217;d better, it&#8217;s worth my while<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>dispiacere (regret)<\/td><td>mi dispiace + che \/ di<\/td><td>I&#8217;m sorry<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>dispiacere (request)<\/td><td>le dispiace se<\/td><td>do you mind if<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>non dispiacere<\/td><td>non mi dispiace + noun<\/td><td>I quite like it<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"formal\">Italian impersonal verbs in formal correspondence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same italian impersonal verbs become essential when you write a formal email or letter using the courtesy form <em>Lei<\/em>. A polished business message in Italy often relies on three or four italian impersonal verbs to keep the tone deferential without sounding stiff. <em>Le dispiace<\/em>, <em>Le va bene<\/em>, <em>Le conviene<\/em> all soften a request or a proposal, turning a direct ask into a polite enquiry. The pronoun <em>Le<\/em> (capitalised in formal writing) replaces <em>ti<\/em>, and the verb stays in the third person singular.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-formal\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Le dispiace<\/strong> se rimandiamo l&#8217;incontro a venerd\u00ec? <em>Would you mind if we postpone the meeting to Friday?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le va bene<\/strong> il preventivo che Le abbiamo inviato? <em>Are you happy with the quote we sent you?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In allegato il calendario: <strong>Le conviene<\/strong> la prima settimana di luglio o la seconda? <em>Attached is the calendar: does the first week of July or the second suit you better?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mi dispiace<\/strong> per il ritardo nella risposta, ero in ferie. <em>I am sorry for the late reply, I was on holiday.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le capita<\/strong> mai di lavorare il sabato mattina? <em>Do you ever happen to work on Saturday mornings?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice how each of these constructions maintains the same grammar described above, only the pronoun changes from informal <em>ti<\/em> to formal <em>Le<\/em>. The third-person verb form (<em>dispiace, va, conviene, capita<\/em>) stays the same. This is one of the most efficient ways to sound polite in written italian without resorting to heavy circumlocutions.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register\">Italian impersonal verbs in informal vs formal speech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same italian impersonal verbs shift register dramatically depending on context. At a friend&#8217;s house in Bologna, you will hear <em>mi va, mi conviene, mi capita<\/em> dropped into every other sentence, sometimes with an elided pronoun (<em>m&#8217;\u00e8 capitato<\/em>) or paired with colourful intensifiers (<em>non mi va proprio<\/em>, <em>mi va da matti<\/em>). In a professional email or a courtroom in Torino, the same italian impersonal verbs appear in their full, unelided form and are paired with the courtesy <em>Le<\/em>, never with the familiar <em>ti<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grammar does not change: only the pronoun, the prosody, and the company the verb keeps. Compare these three layers for the same intent:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Familiar (Bologna, with a cousin):<\/strong> <em>Senti, m&#8217;\u00e8 capitato un casino con la macchina, ti va di darmi una mano?<\/em> <em>Hey, I&#8217;m in a mess with the car, do you feel like giving me a hand?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Neutral (a colleague you tutor):<\/strong> <em>Mi \u00e8 capitato un imprevisto con la macchina. Ti dispiace se sposto la lezione a domani?<\/em> <em>Something unexpected happened with the car. Do you mind if I move the lesson to tomorrow?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Formal (an email to a client in Genova):<\/strong> <em>Le scrivo perch\u00e9 mi \u00e8 capitato un imprevisto: Le dispiace se rimandiamo l&#8217;incontro a mercoled\u00ec mattina, all&#8217;orario che Le conviene di pi\u00f9?<\/em> <em>I am writing because something unexpected has happened: would you mind if we postpone the meeting to Wednesday morning, at whichever time suits you best?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same four italian impersonal verbs (<em>capitare, andare, dispiacere, convenire<\/em>) carry the entire message in all three registers. What changes is the surrounding lexicon: <em>casino<\/em> and <em>darmi una mano<\/em> belong to the spoken bar; <em>imprevisto<\/em> and <em>spostare la lezione<\/em> sit comfortably in a polite chat; <em>Le scrivo perch\u00e9<\/em> and <em>all&#8217;orario che Le conviene<\/em> belong to written correspondence. Learners often master the formal layer first because it appears in textbooks, then have to recover the informal version by listening to native speakers in Verona, Padova or Bari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical tip from teaching B1 students: when in doubt, start with the neutral version. Italian impersonal verbs in their neutral register (informal <em>ti<\/em> with full pronoun) are accepted everywhere except in strictly formal writing, and a Florentine waiter will not mind, while a Genoese lawyer will quietly upgrade you to <em>Lei<\/em>. As your ear matures, you start to feel which layer the conversation calls for, and the four italian impersonal verbs of this guide become a precision instrument rather than a single tool.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pattern\">The &#8216;a + persona&#8217; pattern across Italian verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the four italian impersonal verbs covered above, a wider family follows the same <em>a + persona<\/em> pattern. The person who experiences something is introduced by the preposition <em>a<\/em> (or by an indirect-object pronoun), while the thing experienced is the grammatical subject. Recognising this family helps you read italian with the right perspective from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-pattern\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Compact list of <em>a + persona<\/em> verbs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>piacere<\/strong>: <em>a Marco piace il t\u00e8.<\/em> Marco likes tea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>mancare<\/strong>: <em>a Sara mancano i genitori.<\/em> Sara misses her parents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>occorrere<\/strong>: <em>ai bambini occorrono nuovi quaderni.<\/em> The children need new notebooks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>servire<\/strong>: <em>a noi serve una mano.<\/em> We need a hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>sembrare<\/strong>: <em>a Lei sembra una buona idea?<\/em> Does it seem a good idea to you?<\/li>\n<li><strong>parere<\/strong>: <em>ai colleghi pare strano.<\/em> It seems strange to the colleagues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>importare<\/strong>: <em>a Luca non importa il prezzo.<\/em> Luca doesn&#8217;t care about the price.<\/li>\n<li><strong>interessare<\/strong>: <em>agli studenti interessano i film d&#8217;autore.<\/em> The students are interested in arthouse films.<\/li>\n<li><strong>fare bene \/ fare male<\/strong>: <em>a mio nonno fa male la schiena.<\/em> My grandfather&#8217;s back hurts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>capitare<\/strong>: <em>a tutti capita di sbagliare.<\/em> Everyone happens to make mistakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memorise the family rather than each verb in isolation: once your ear accepts that italian places the experiencer after <em>a<\/em> and lets the thing drive the verb, the whole family feels natural together. 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Do you mind if we also ask for some San Daniele ham to share?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 Affatto, anzi. <strong>Mi dispiace<\/strong> solo che il loro Vitovska di solito sia finito a quest&#8217;ora. <em>Not at all, on the contrary. I&#8217;m just sorry their Vitovska is usually sold out by this hour.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f <strong>Non mi dispiace<\/strong> nemmeno il loro Terrano, in realt\u00e0. <em>I actually quite like their Terrano too.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 Bene allora, prendiamo una bottiglia. <strong>Ti capita mai<\/strong> di passare qui all&#8217;ora di pranzo? <em>Then we&#8217;ll take a bottle. Do you ever happen to stop by at lunchtime?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Solo il sabato. <strong>Mi conviene<\/strong> a pranzo, \u00e8 molto meno affollato. <em>Only on Saturdays. It works better for me at lunch, far less crowded.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms5-cap-imp-mc\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> capstone<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Translate: &#8220;Do you (informal) feel like going for a walk?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2. Translate (formal Lei): &#8220;Do you mind if I close the window? It&#8217;s cold.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>3. Translate: &#8220;It happened to me to forget my password three times this week.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Ti va<\/strong> di fare una passeggiata?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Le dispiace<\/strong> se chiudo la finestra? 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Andare, capitare, convenire, dispiacere in context<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Choose the right form for each blank. These four impersonal verbs work like <strong>piacere<\/strong>: the experiencer is the indirect-object pronoun (<\/em><em>mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi<\/em>), the thing experienced is the grammatical subject, and compound tenses take <strong>essere<\/strong> with subject agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Ortensia gestisce un&#8217;enoteca-libreria nel centro storico di Ascoli Satriano, sul Subappennino Dauno in provincia di Foggia. Suo cugino Casimiro fa l&#8217;enologo a Bovino e passa spesso a portare campioni di Nero di Troia e Aglianico. Donatello \u00e8 un vicino, Egisto gestisce l&#8217;osteria accanto. I quattro si ritrovano la sera per assaggi informali e per ragionare sulle annate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Ortensia runs a wine bar and bookshop in the historic centre of Ascoli Satriano, in the Daunia hills of the province of Foggia. Her cousin Casimiro is an oenologist in Bovino and often stops by with samples of Nero di Troia and Aglianico. Donatello is a neighbour; Egisto runs the tavern next door. The four of them meet in the evenings for informal tastings and to compare vintages.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\"><em>If your keyboard does not have Italian accents, you can type an apostrophe instead, e.g. <code>e' capitato<\/code> for <code>\u00e8 capitato<\/code>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6904\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Casimiro consola Donatello in cantina: \u00ab(capitano, capitare, capita) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(capita)<\/span><\/span> a tutti di sbagliare un'annata, anche ai sommelier pi\u00f9 esperti.\u00bb<br><em>Casimiro reassures Donatello in the cellar: \u00abIt happens to everyone to misjudge a vintage, even to the most experienced sommeliers.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Stasera Ortensia ha confessato: \u00ab(non gli va, non vado, non mi va) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(non mi va)<\/span><\/span> di aprire una bottiglia importante, sono troppo stanca.\u00bb<br><em>Tonight Ortensia admitted: \u00abI don't feel like opening an important bottle, I'm too tired.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Domenica scorsa a Casimiro (\u00e8 capitato, ho capitato, \u00e8 capitata) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(\u00e8 capitato, e' capitato)<\/span><\/span> di scoprire una vecchia annata di Aglianico nello scantinato di Bovino.<br><em>Last Sunday it happened to Casimiro to discover an old Aglianico vintage in the Bovino cellar.<\/em><\/li><li>Una signora chiede a Ortensia in libreria: \u00ab(Le dispiace, Gli dispiace, Ti dispiace) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Le dispiace)<\/span><\/span> se chiudo la porta della sala degustazioni? Entra freddo.\u00bb<br><em>A lady asks Ortensia at the bookshop: \u00abDo you mind if I close the door to the tasting room? It's getting cold in here.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Donatello ha organizzato il viaggio in modo che Casimiro stia comodo: (conviene a lui, gli conviene, ci conviene) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(gli conviene)<\/span><\/span> prendere il treno delle sette per Foggia.<br><em>Donatello arranged the trip so Casimiro would be comfortable: he'd better take the seven o'clock train to Foggia.<\/em><\/li><li>Ortensia ha assaggiato per la prima volta il Primitivo di Manduria: (le dispiace, non le piace, non le dispiace) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"15\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(non le dispiace)<\/span><\/span> affatto, l'ha trovato sorprendente.<br><em>Ortensia tasted Primitivo di Manduria for the first time: she quite likes it, she found it surprising.<\/em><\/li><li>Stamattina, sistemando lo scaffale dei vini autoctoni, a Ortensia (le sono capitate, le \u00e8 capitato, le \u00e8 capitata) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(le sono capitate)<\/span><\/span> tra le mani due rare bottiglie di Nero di Troia del 2010.<br><em>This morning, while tidying the native-wines shelf, Ortensia happened upon two rare 2010 Nero di Troia bottles.<\/em><\/li><li>Il nuovo sommelier della cantina vicina, secondo Egisto, non (gli conviene, gli capita, gli va a genio) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(gli va a genio)<\/span><\/span>: \u00abSi d\u00e0 troppe arie davanti ai clienti.\u00bb<br><em>The new sommelier at the nearby cellar, according to Egisto, isn't to his taste: \u00abHe puts on too many airs in front of customers.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Casimiro ha scritto a Ortensia: \u00ab(Non mi piace, Mi dispiace, Mi capita) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Mi dispiace)<\/span><\/span> molto di non essere venuto al compleanno, ma il volo da Bari era cancellato.\u00bb<br><em>Casimiro wrote to Ortensia: \u00abI'm very sorry I didn't come to the birthday party, but the Bari flight was cancelled.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Si \u00e8 fatto tardi: Ortensia ha detto a Casimiro che pensa (conviene, convenga, converr\u00e0) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(convenga)<\/span><\/span> fermarsi a Lucera per la notte invece di guidare fino a casa.<br><em>It's late: Ortensia told Casimiro she thinks it's better to stop in Lucera for the night rather than drive all the way home.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>10 out of 10. You&#8217;ve got the four impersonal verbs down.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Quick recap of the four verbs:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Andare with pronoun<\/strong> = to feel like. <em>Mi va di + inf<\/em> or <em>mi va + noun<\/em>. Plural subject &rarr; <em>mi vanno<\/em>. Conditional <em>mi andrebbe<\/em>. Idiom: <em>mi va a genio<\/em> (is to my taste).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capitare<\/strong> = to happen by chance. Compound takes essere with subject agreement: <em>mi e&apos; capitato<\/em> (masc default with inf), <em>mi e&apos; capitata<\/em> (fem subj), <em>mi sono capitate<\/em> (fem plur subj). Generic: <em>capita a tutti di + inf<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Convenire<\/strong> = I&apos;d better, it&apos;s worth my while. <em>Mi conviene + inf<\/em> or <em>+ noun<\/em>. After <em>penso che \/ credo che<\/em>, congiuntivo presente: <em>penso convenga<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dispiacere<\/strong> has three jobs: apology <em>mi dispiace (di + inf passato)<\/em>, polite request <em>Le dispiace se + indicativo<\/em>, double-negative <em>non mi dispiace<\/em> = I quite like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong> annata = vintage &middot; cantina = wine cellar &middot; scantinato = basement &middot; soffitta = attic &middot; aste = auctions &middot; sommelier = sommelier &middot; degustazione = wine tasting &middot; autoctono = native (grape) &middot; erborinato = blue-veined (cheese).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Decision tree:<\/strong> who is the experiencer? &rarr; indirect-object pronoun (<em>mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi<\/em>), never subject. What is experienced? &rarr; that is the grammatical subject (verb agrees with it in number; participle agrees with it in gender\/number for compound tenses). Doubt between <em>capitare<\/em> and <em>succedere<\/em>? &rarr; capitare implies chance, succedere is neutral. <em>Non mi dispiace<\/em> is double-negative and means I <em>do<\/em> quite like it, never I dislike. After <em>penso che \/ credo che<\/em>, the verb shifts to congiuntivo: <em>convenga, capiti, vada, dispiaccia<\/em>.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Impersonal verbs: spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>One sentence in each trio is correct, the other two break a rule on these impersonal verbs. Watch out for the four traps: who is the subject, choice of auxiliary in compound tenses, <strong>dispiacere<\/strong> vs <strong>non mi piace<\/strong>, and <strong>capitare<\/strong> vs <strong>succedere<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Stessi personaggi: Ortensia in enoteca-libreria ad Ascoli Satriano, Casimiro enologo a Bovino, Donatello vicino, Egisto oste. Per ogni gruppo di tre frasi, individua l&#8217;unica forma corretta.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Same characters as above. For each set of three sentences, spot the one that is correct.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6905\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> A Egisto conviene partire alle sei per evitare il traffico verso Foggia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Egisto conviene a partire alle sei per evitare il traffico verso Foggia.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Egisto convenir\u00e0 i nuovi soci della cantina alle sei.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> A Ortensia \u00e8 capitato di trovare in soffitta un raro Aglianico del 1985.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> A Ortensia ha capitato di trovare in soffitta un raro Aglianico del 1985.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> A Ortensia \u00e8 capitata di trovare in soffitta un raro Aglianico del 1985.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Mi dispiace molto il vino dolce, infatti non lo bevo mai.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       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                                                      value=\"9\"> Non mi dispiace il vino dolce: lo trovo davvero stomachevole con la carne.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> A Casimiro capita ogni tanto di trovare 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                                    <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_188_6905\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Casimiro capita ogni tanto bottiglie introvabili nelle aste online, per pura coincidenza.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                  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Clean work on the four traps.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>The four traps to remember:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>The experiencer is never the subject.<\/strong> Say <em>a Egisto conviene partire<\/em>, not <em>Egisto conviene a partire<\/em>. And <em>convenire<\/em> in modern italian means &#8220;it is worthwhile \/ it is the smart move&#8221;, not &#8220;to convene a gathering&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compound tenses use essere with subject agreement.<\/strong> Say <em>a Ortensia e&apos; capitato di trovare &#8230;<\/em> (masc default, because the subject is an infinitive). Never <em>ha capitato<\/em>, never <em>e&apos; capitata<\/em> agreeing with the experiencer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dispiacere means to be sorry, not to dislike.<\/strong> <em>Mi dispiace il vino dolce<\/em> in the sense &#8220;I dislike sweet wine&#8221; is wrong (use <em>non mi piace<\/em>). <em>Non mi dispiace<\/em> is double-negative and means &#8220;I quite like it&#8221; or &#8220;it is not bad&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capitare implies chance, succedere is neutral.<\/strong> <em>A Casimiro capita di trovare &#8230; per puro caso<\/em>. <em>Succedere<\/em> with &#8220;according to a precise plan&#8221; doesn&#8217;t fit, and <em>capitare<\/em> still needs the indirect-object pronoun (<em>a Casimiro<\/em> or <em>gli<\/em>): the experiencer can&#8217;t be the bare subject.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Correct sentences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><em>A Egisto conviene partire alle sei per evitare il traffico verso Foggia.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A Ortensia ha capitato di trovare in soffitta un raro Aglianico del 1985.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Non mi dispiace il vino dolce: lo trovo davvero stomachevole con la carne.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A Casimiro capita ogni tanto di trovare bottiglie introvabili nelle aste online, per pura coincidenza.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>Test each sentence against these four filters before you decide: (1) is the experiencer marked with an indirect-object pronoun or <em>a + person<\/em>, not floating as a bare subject? (2) in compound tenses, is the auxiliary <em>essere<\/em> and does the past participle agree with the subject (the thing) and not with the experiencer? (3) does <em>dispiacere<\/em> express regret or polite request, never dislike? 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The english subject (I, you, she) becomes the italian indirect-object pronoun (mi, ti, le, gli). The thing experienced is the grammatical subject. Andare with pronouns (mi va = I feel like), capitare (mi capita = it happens to me), convenire (mi conviene = I&#8217;d better), dispiacere (mi dispiace = I&#8217;m sorry) all work this way.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-imp-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I conjugate andare to mean I feel like?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use third person singular or plural agreeing with the thing. Mi va una birra (I feel like a beer, singular subject). Mi vanno i tortellini (I feel like tortellini, plural subject). With infinitive: mi va di uscire (I feel like going out). Negative: non mi va, non mi vanno. Conditional: mi andrebbe.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-imp-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between capitare and succedere?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both translate as &#8216;to happen&#8217;. Capitare implies chance or unpredictability: capita di sbagliare (mistakes happen, can&#8217;t be helped). Succedere is more neutral: cosa \u00e8 successo? (what happened?, asking for facts). In doubt: capitare for accidents and surprises, succedere for everything else. The two are often interchangeable in casual speech.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-imp-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does mi dispiace mean I dislike?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No, in 95% of cases mi dispiace means I&#8217;m sorry (apology or regret). To say I don&#8217;t like, use non mi piace. The fixed expression non mi dispiace (double negative) actually means I quite like it, the opposite of what english speakers expect. Mi dispiace can also start a polite refusal: mi dispiace, non posso (I&#8217;m sorry, I can&#8217;t).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-imp-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I make a polite request with le dispiace?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The formal Lei + dispiace + se forms a tactful request. Le dispiace se mi siedo qui? (Do you mind if I sit here?). Le dispiace chiudere la finestra? (Would you mind closing the window?). The informal version uses ti dispiace. The pattern is dispiace + se + indicativo or dispiace + infinitive.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-imp-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What does mi conviene mean?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Mi conviene means I&#8217;d better, it&#8217;s worth my while, it&#8217;s the smart choice for me. The structure: mi conviene + infinitive (mi conviene partire = I&#8217;d better leave) or mi conviene + noun (mi conviene questo treno = this train suits me). It always carries a practical, calculative undertone. 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It&#8217;s more colloquial than the standard mi piace and carries a personal-chemistry shade.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-piacere\/\">Italian Piacere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-pronominal-verbs\/\">Italian Pronominal Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-andare-idioms\/\">Italian Andare Idioms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-modal-verbs\/\">Italian Modal Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-anzi-vs-invece\/\">Italian Anzi vs Invece<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR. Italian impersonal verbs (andare, capitare, convenire, dispiacere) flip the english perspective. The english subject becomes an italian indirect-object pronoun. Mi va = I feel like, mi conviene = I&#8217;d better. 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