ma |
1. conj. but | |
2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
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) | |
mano |
1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
3. n. round | |
è |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
essere |
1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay | |
2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to | |
3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed | |
4. n. being | |
niente |
1. pron. nothing | |
Cosa fai? Niente. - What are you doing? Nothing. | |
2. pron. anything | |
Hai bisogno di niente? - Do you need anything? | |
Non voglio niente da mangiare. - I don't want anything to eat. | |
3. adj. (informal) no, (after a negative) any | |
Niente bugie! - No lies! | |
4. adv. at all | |
5. adv. nothing, anything | |
6. n. nothing | |