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91: 4 Ways to Use ESSERE in Italian (that might surprise you!)

Published: March 28, 2023, 5 a.m.

Think you know \u201cessere\u201d in Italian? Usually it means \u201cto be\u201d and is similar to English. But there\u2019s a handful of phrases where it behaves differently!

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Today's Italian words:
\nSono raffreddato= I have a cold (lit. I am cooled. masculine)
\nSono raffreddata= I have a cold (lit. I am cooled. feminine)
\nSono portato= I have a talent for it (masculine)
\nSono portata= I have a talent for it (feminine)
\nNon sono portato= I don\u2019t have a talent for it (masculine)
\nNon sono portata= I don\u2019t have a talent for it (feminine)
\nSono d'accordo= I agree (lit. I am of accord)
\nSei tutti noi!= you can do it! (lit. you are all us)