The imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto) is required when the verb in the dependent clause is in a past tense or the conditional. For conjugations of three regular verbs, see the table below
I am eating, you are drinking, the soprano is singing. In Italian, the gerund (il gerundio) is equivalent to the “-ing“ verb form in English. To form the simple gerund in Italian, add -ando to the
We grow up hearing negative commands: Don’t bother your brother! Don’t scream! Don’t forget to do your homework! The negative tu command forms of all verbs are formed by the infinitive of the ve
Romeo and Juliet meet, hug, kiss, and fall in love. They comfort each other, admire each other, and get married—but not without some help from reciprocal reflexive verbs! These verbs express a recip
In Italian, to express an action that began in the past and is still going on in the present, use the verb in the present tense + da + length of time. This construction does not exist in English, wher
德语借词之一：Alleingang“Alleingang“在德语中是一个足球术语，意思是独自带球冲破对方防线。自从9-11事件以后，这个词进入荷兰语，专指美国前总统
德语借词之三：Dasein“Dasein“（存在）是歌德最喜欢用的词汇之一，也是德国大哲学家、存在主义的创始人海德格尔毕生的研究对象。20世纪30年代，“D
德语借词之七：Wanderjahre过去德国的工匠在学徒期间四处漫游，一面干活一面学习和交流手艺技术，所以有“Wanderjahre“（漫游期）这一说。1969年勃兰特
德语借词之十一：Zeitgeist“Zeitgeist“意为时代精神，其词源可以追溯到英语里的“genius of the time“。最初这个词在德语里被翻成“Genius unserer Zeit“。1769
表达动作发生的频率mai (一般情况下放在谓语动词之后)A pranzo non mangio mai spaghettiNon ho mai mangiato gli spaghetti la settimana scorsa还可用Mai来提问一个动作发生的