| lo |
| 1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
| l’osso - the bone | |
| lo stato - the state | |
| lo zio - the uncle | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) him | |
| Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
| Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
| pensi |
| 1. v. second-person singular present indicative of pensare | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of pensare | |
| 3. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of pensare | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of pensare | |
| 5. v. third-person singular imperative of pensare | |
| pensare |
| 1. v. to think | |
| 2. v. to think about someone | |
| Ti ho pensato. - I have been thinking about you. | |
| 3. v. to realize | |
| 4. v. to expect | |
| come |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
| Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
| 2. adv. as, like | |
| blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
| 3. adv. such as | |
| 4. conj. as soon as | |
| come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| contenitore |
| 1. n. container, holder, receptacle | |
| che |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
| 3. conj. that | |
| 4. conj. than | |
| 5. conj. when | |
| 6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
| serve |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of adjective servo | |
| 2. n. it-noun-pl, f | |
| 3. n. plural of serva | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of servire | |
| servire |
| 1. v. to serve | |
| 2. v. to need | |
| 3. v. to plate | |
| servire a tavola - to put meal on a plate | |
| serva |
| 1. n-f. (literary) (female) slave | |
| 2. n-f. servant, maid | |
| domestica, cameriera | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of adjective servo | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of servire | |
| 5. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of servire | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of servire | |
| 7. v. third-person singular imperative of servire | |
| solo |
| 1. adj. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome | |
| 2. adj. only, single, just one, unique, sole | |
| 3. adj. (music) solo | |
| 4. adv. only, just, but, alone, merely | |
| solo una volta - only once | |
| ha solo quattro anni - he's just four | |
| 5. conj. (followed by (m, it, che)) but, only | |
| 6. conj. (preceded by (m, it, se)) if only | |
| se solo lui non fosse qui ... - if only he was not here ... | |
| 7. conj. (followed by (m, it, se)) only if | |
| ... solo se lui non è qui., ... only if he is not here. | |
| 8. n-m. the only one, the only man | |
| lui è il solo che può ... - he is the only one/only man that can ... | |
| a |
| 1. prep. in | |
| 2. prep. at | |
| 3. prep. to | |
| 4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis | |
| A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter. | |
| A lei non piace, ma a lui piace molto. - She doesn't like it, but he likes it very much. | |
| 5. v. misspelling of ha | |
| sostenere |
| 1. v. to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of | |
| 2. v. to sustain, to bear, to stand, to suffer | |
| 3. v. to support, to back, to stand up for, to uphold, to defend, to cheer up | |
| 4. v. to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain | |
| 5. v. (theater) to play, to act | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| Sua |
| 1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of suo | |
| 4. adj. feminine singular of suo | |
| suo |
| 1. adj. his, her, its | |
| i suoi figli - his/her/its children | |
| le sue macchine - his/her/its cars | |
| casa sua - his/her/its house | |
| suo padre - his/her/its father | |
| 2. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form) | |
| i Suoi figli - your children | |
| le Sue macchine - your cars | |
| casa Sua - your house | |
| Suo padre - your father | |
| 3. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
| Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
| 4. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
| Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
| la sua |
| 1. pron. his (that which belongs to him) | |
| mente |
| 1. n. mind | |
| 2. n. plural of menta | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of mentire | |
| mentire |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to lie (tell an untruth) | |
