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La situazione the situation.
La porta, l'uscio, the gate, door.
Questa città, this town, city.
La lingua, tongue, the language.
Facile, easy, Politico, political,
Difficile, difficult. Commerciale, commercial.
NOTE. In this and the following exercises the verbs are given in
the Present of the Infinitive Mood ; it is left to the student to put
them in the proper mood, tense , number , and person.
EXERCISE IX.
I do (128) not (125) find (a) the Italian 1 language difficult. William
speaks (b) French, 2 but does not speak German. I am buying 3
some (134) books for my brother. I blame (c) my sister, because
she was listening (d) at the door. Shall you (117 122) vote (e) to-
morrow ? Yes. John found 4 this letter on (148) a chair, in my
brother's room . I have sent (f) Henry's Spanish grammar to my
mother. Charles always 5 studies (g) in our uncle's garden. We
admire (h) the situation of this town. I have left (i) William's book
on my writing-desk. Elizabeth will play, (j) I (106, b) shall sing, (k)
and Charles will draw (1).
(a) Trovare . (b) Parlare. (c) Biasimare . (d) Ascoltare. (e) Votare . (f)
Mandare . (g) Studiare. (h) Ammirare . (i) Lasciare . (j) Suonare. (k)
Cantare . (1) Disegnare .
177. 1 Adjectives indicating shape, colour, and nationality are put
after the noun they qualify, in Italian. Ex. La lingua italiana. The
Italian language .
178. 2 English, French, &c., meaning the English, the French
language , &c., are also translated by " l' inglese," " il francese ,"
&c., or " la lingua inglese ," " la lingua francese ," &c.
179- 3 The English expressions "I am buying," " She was
listening," " I shall be writing," &c. , are translated into Italian as
if they were " I buy," "she listened " (Imp. Ind.), "I shall write ," &c.
180. 4 Translate as if it were "has found," because, in Italian,
when the time at which an action occurred is not stated, the verb
must be put in the Past Indefinite .
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