We ought not onlydovére non soloto obeyobbedíreour parents,genitoribut alsoma ancheour superiors,superióreif we would obeyse volére obbedíreGod’s commands.comandaménto.
One sees very seldomsi vedére raraméntea child prosperfigliuólo prosperárein this world,mondowho does not obeyobbedírehis father and mother.padre madre.
When God commandedquando Iddío comandáreAbraham to sacrifice Isaac,Abramo sacrificáre Isáccohis only son,único figliohe immediately obeyedsúbito obbedírethe Lord’s voice;Signóre vocebut the angel of the Lordma ángelo Signóredid not permit himperméttereto slay the child,uccídere fanciulloand told himdirehis obedienceobbediénzahad been agreeableéssere stato gratoto God.Dio.
The verbparlárewill have a Dative Case of the Person.
God speaksIddío parláreto sinnerspeccatóresometimesqualche voltamost gently,benignamentethat he may draw themaffine di trárreto obedience;obbediénzahe speaks to them ofparlárethe blessed lifebeáta vitawhich he has prepared foavére preparátohis servants;servosometimesqualche voltahe speaks to them of theparláreabyssabíssowhich shall beésserethe reward of sin;mercéde peccátoyet his promisespure proméssaand threateningsminácciamove notmuóverestubborn minds.ostináto mente.
The verbspreténdereandaspiráregovern the Dative Case.
All those whotutto quellocall themselves Christianschiamársi Cristiánopretend topreténdereeverlasting life;etérno vitabut fewma pochiare they that would suffersono soffrírethe least thingminimo cosato deserve it;meritárebut if it is a pointse si trattato aspire toaspiráresome employment,qualche impiégoor dignity,dignitàthere is none but would suffernon vi è nissúno che non sopportia great deal ofmoltofatigue,fatícalabour,lavóroand painpenato obtain it.
The verbgiuocáre(when one speaks of all sorts of games) governs the Dative Case.
I do not loveamáreto playgiuocáreat games of chances,giuóco azzardoas at cards,come cartaor at dice,dadibut I love to playma amáre giuocáresometimesqualche voltaat bowls,bocceat billiards,bigliárdoat tennis,pallacórdaor at nine-pins.o birilli.
Do you never playmai giuocáreat cards,carteat chess,scacchior draughts?dama?
I playgiuocáresometimesat piquetpicchéttoto please the company.far piacére compagnía.
The verbsaccusáre,biasimáre,avvertíre, andassólvere, will have the Accusative of the Person, and the Genitive of the Thing.
One boyragázzoaccuses anotheraccusáre altroof idleness;pigríziathe master hearsmaéstro sentíretheir tales,stóriabut punishesma punírehim only whom he thinkssolaménte quello crédereguiltycolpévoleand deserving of punishment.degno castígo.
Every onetuttiblames youbiasimárefor yournegligencenegligénzaand ignorance.ignoránza.
I often admonished youspesso avvertíreof your duty;vostro dovéreif you do not improvese profittáreas well as others,come altroit is not my fault.non è colpa.
When a judge acquitsquando giúdice assólverea man of a crimeuno delíttohe is guilty of,reoif he commits againse comméttere di nuovothe same fault,stesso fallohe deservesmeritaa double punishment.dóppio castígo.
The verbcondannáregoverns the Accusative of the Person, and the Genitive of the Thing; but when it signifies to condemn to death, the name of the punishment ought to be put in the Dative Case.
Every oneogn’ unocondemns youcondannárevery muchmoltofor the actionazióneyou committedcommétterethe other day.altro giórno.
During the persecutionnel tempo della persecuziónein France,Fránciamany brave gentlemenmolto bravo cavaliérewere condemned,condannáresome to thegallows,forca[1]and some to thegalleys,galérafor the defence ofdifésatheir religion.religióne.
[1]Nouns ending incaandga, makecheandghein the plural, asforca,forche;pága,paghe.
[1]Nouns ending incaandga, makecheandghein the plural, asforca,forche;pága,paghe.
[1]Nouns ending incaandga, makecheandghein the plural, asforca,forche;pága,paghe.
The verbottenérewill have an Accusative of the Thing, and an Ablative of the Person.
A scholar whoscolároobtainsottenérehis master’s favourmaéstro favóreis more happy thanpiù felícehe who is idle,pigrowho loses his honour,pérdere onórewastes his time,consumáre tempoand continues a blockhead,continuáre ad éssere scioccothoughbenchèplay be pleasantgiuóco éssere piacévoleto himfor a little while.poco.
The verbsinvitáre,esortáre, will have an Accusative of the Person, and a Dative of the Thing.
God invitesIddio invitáresinnerspeccatóreto eternal happiness,etérno felicitàhe calls them tochiamárerepentance,pentiméntohe speaksparláremost graciouslybenignaménteto them.
He has prepared forpreparárepenitent sinnerspeniténte peccatóreall that belongs totutto appartenéreblessedness,felicitàall that they cantutto potéredesire.bramáre.
Rememberricordársiyour master’s words;maéstro parólahe exhorts you toesortáreindustry,indústriawhich isésserebeneficialvantaggiósoto yourselves;your painslavóroshall produceprodúrrea great advantage;grande vantággiohe uses his best endeavoursfare ogni suo sforzofor your benefit;utilebe not your own enemies.éssere di voi stessi nemíco.
Paragonárerequires an Accusative of the first Noun, (either of the Person or of the Thing) and the other in the Dative.
If we comparese paragonárethe longest lifelungo vitato eternity,eternitàit is veryshort.corto.
If we comparecomparárethe happiest conditionfelíce condizióneof this worldmondoto everlasting life,etérno vitait is miserable, andmiserábilenot worthy our desire.indegno desidérioIf we compareparagonárethe number of good mennúmero buónoto the multitude of wicked,moltitúdine malvágioit is small.píccolo.
Dareandrestituírewill have an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.
I will soon givepresto daremy mothermadrethe moneydanároshe entrusted meconfidárewith.
God will giveIddío darea rewardmercédeto those menwho please him,quello piacéreand tothose whomquello chehe has set upavére costituítogovernors of the world.governatóre mondo.
I returnedrestituíremy mastermaéstrothe booklibrowhich I borrowed;prender ad impréstitohe lent it to me,prestáreand it was my dutyéssere dovéreto read it,léggereand not to keep it;tenérethoughbenchè[1]books delight me very much,libro piacére moltíssimoI ought to restore themdovére restituíreto those whomquello cuithey belong to.appartenére.
[1]Benchègoverns the subjunctive mood. SeeGram.p. 209.
[1]Benchègoverns the subjunctive mood. SeeGram.p. 209.
[1]Benchègoverns the subjunctive mood. SeeGram.p. 209.
These verbsdovére,prométtere, andpagáre, will have an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.
I owe him money,dovére danárobecause I promisedperchè prométtereto pay himpagáreanother man’s debt;altro débitobut at presentma adéssoI have myselfavére io stessoneed of money,bisógno danárothat I may paypagárewhat I owe todovéremy creditors.creditóre.
Whenquandowill you pay mevolére pagárewhat you owe me?dovére?
I promise youprométtereI will pay it to youpagárenext week.próssimo settimána.
Insegnárerequires an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.
I have been[1]éssere statotwelve yearsdódici annoin this country,paéseduring which timenel quale tempoI have had the honouravére avúto onóreof teachinginsegnáreseveral ladies and gentlemenmolta signóra signórethe Italian language.ItaliánoMastersmaéstroought to teachdovére insegnárechildrenragázzonot only the thingsnon solaménte cosawhich concern science;risguardáre sciénzabut they ought alsoma dovére ancheto teach them thingsinsegnáre cosawhich concernrisguardáretheir soulánimaand their salvation:salvazióneforperchèsciencescienzawithout religion isan unprofitable thing.inutile.
[1]I have been twelve years in this country; render,Sono dódici anni che sto in questo paése.
[1]I have been twelve years in this country; render,Sono dódici anni che sto in questo paése.
[1]I have been twelve years in this country; render,Sono dódici anni che sto in questo paése.
When after the verbsastenérsi,consideráre, andavvertíre, there follows an Infinitive, it ought to be put with the Prepositiondi.
Rash mentemerário uómooften proposespesso propórsito do things whichfare cosaare above their capacity.éssere superióre capacitàA man thatuómoabstainsastenérsifrom eating andmangiáredrinking to excess,bere all’eccéssofrom swearing,bestemmiáreand keeping bad company,frequentáre compagníamay be calledpotere chiamárean honest man.onésto uómo.
I thought of goingpensáre andárethis morningquesta mattinato seevedéreMr. —— butil Signór —— maa friend of mineamícoadvised meconsigliárenot to go there.andáre.
I had a mind to advise youavére voglia consigliárenot to keep company withandáre compagníathat man whouómobrought this troublecausáre disturboupon you;but I since resolvedma poi risolvérsito say nothingdire nienteabout it,for fear ofper timóredisobliging you.dispiacére.
The verbssupplicáre,consigliáre,incaricársi, andcostríngere, will have an Infinitive with the Prepositiondi.
I have a mindavére vógliato compelcostríngereMr. ——il Signor ——to pay mepagárethe money he owes me;danáro dovéreneverthelessnulladimenoI should be very gladavére a caronot to put him to trouble,non dare brigabecauseperchèhe has always beenéssere sempre statomy friend:amícowhat do you advise meconsigliáreto dofarein this case?caso?
I beg of youpregáreto haveavérea little patience;paziénzaI take the chargeincaricársito get youricuperáreyour money.danáro.
The verbsproibíre,desideráre,differíre,procuráre,impedíre,speráre,fíngere,affrettársi, require also an Infinitive with the Prepositiondi.
God forbids usIddío proibíreto sin,peccáreneverthelessnulladiménowe never desistmai desísterefrom offending him,offénderewe always defersempre differíreobeying his voice;obbedíre vocewe seem to striveparére procuráreto disobey himdisobbedírein every thing.ogni cosaIf we hope to sharesperáre avére partein the merits ofméritoour blessed Saviour’s sufferings,beáto Salvatóre patimentilet nothing hinder usniénte impedírefrom beginningprincipiárethis dayoggito use all our endeavoursfare tutto sforzoto deserve it;meritárelet us make hasteaffrettársito beginprincipiárethe great workgrande óperaof our salvation;salvaziónelet us not feignfíngereto be converted,éssere convertítobut let us convert ourselvesconvertírein good earnest,da davvérofor nobody can deceivenessúno potére ingannáreGod.
The verbsmeditáre,parláre,perméttere,prométtere,propórre,presúmere,preténdere,protestáre,rifiutáre,risólvere,auguráre, will also have an Infinitive with the Prepositiondi, after them.
Never meditate to domai meditáre fareany wrongtortoto your neighbour.próssimoWhen you speak ofquando parláreundertakingintraprénderesome greatgrandething,cosapermit me to tell you,perméttere direthat you oughtdovéreto consultyour friendsamícobefore you begin it.prima cominciáre.
Never promise to domai prométtere fareany thing,cosaunless you are surese non éssere sicúroto do it.fáre.
Never presume to havepresúmere avéremore understandingintendiméntothan those whoche quellohavethe care ofcurayour conduct.condótta.
Do not pretend ever to prosperpreténdere mai prosperárein this world,mondoif you have notse avérethe fear of God.timóre Dio.
If you protestprotestáreto God withan humble andúmilesincere heartsincéro cuóreto amend your life,emendáre vitahe will receive youricévereamong his children.fra figliuólo.
Never refuserifiutáreto do a good officeréndere servízioto your friends,amícowhen it is in yourpower.potére.
Do you desire to passdesideráre passárefor an honest man?galántuómoEndeavourprocuráreto do all you canfare tutto potéreto obligeobbligáreevery body.chicchessia.
When there follows after the Verbavéreeither of these substantivespermissióne,desidério,vóglia,cura,costúme,bisógno,motivo,ragióne,torto,dritto,occasióne, the following Verb must be put in the Infinitive with the Prepositiondi.
I believecrédereyou have a mind to play;avére vóglia giuocárebut I will not give youma volére dareleavepermissióneto go outuscíretill[1]finchèyou have done youravére fareexercise.esercízioYou are in the right, sir,[2]ragióne signóreto forbid meproibirmito go out,d’andar fuoriand I am in the wrong[3]tortoto desire it—I havedesideráreno causemotivoto be angry with you,éssere cóllerafor it is notéssereyour customcostúmeto be idle.pigro.