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20 ON THE PARTITIVE AETICLE.
Devo andare a comprare qualche
libro Sjìagnuolo,
Avrò alcuni amici a pranzo con me
oggi,
riandatemi qualclio libro, ma non
molti,
—
I must go and buy some Spanish
books.
I shall have a few friends to dine
with me to-day.
Send me some books, but not many.
44. The partitive article is omitted in Italian when no idea
of quantity is connected with the substance named. When we
say, ho fame, datemi del pane, it is evident we mean a certain
limited portion of the substance bread ; but in the phrase, noi
beviamo sempre acqua, we simply mention the species without
reference to quantity. Ex.
I Bramini non mangiano mai carne,
II cappellaio vende cappelli, il calzolaio
scarpe e stivali.
Ho veduto in Inghilterra cavalli
bellissimi.
EXERCISE VIII.
The Brahmans never eat any meat.
The hatter sells hats, the shoemaker
shoes and boots.
I have seen iu England very fine
horses.
Have you any friends in Ireland ? I have some friends in
(44) amici Irlanda? (42)
Dublin. — We have received this morning some letters
Dublino ricevuto questa mattina lettere f.
from Germany.—I have seen some soldiers who were
Germania veduto soldati va. che ind. 3.
wounded at the battle of the Alma.—The painter Caracci
feriti battaglia f. f, pittore
having been plundered by some robbers, drew their likeness so
essendo stato svaligiato (43) ladri m. fece loro riti^atti così
well that they were discovered.—Never give any advice
somiglianti ind. 3. scoperti [Non date mai) consigli]).
that might be dangerous if followed.— (Bring me) some pepper,
pericolosi se seguiti Portatemi pepe m.
some mustard, and some salt. — Put some wine in this
mostarda f. sale m. Mettete questo
flask. Some friends (were faithful) (to him) in adversity.
fiasco 2iii(]^ 3. fedeli ^gli avversità f.
We have no friends in this country.—When you go to town
questo paese andrete in
—