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Here are some examples of expressions followed by the preposition A:
A. Before a Noun or Pronoun
assistere a – to attend assomigliare a – to resemble credere a – to believe in dare noia a – to annoy dar da mangiare a – to feed dare fastidio a – to bother dare retta a – to listen to dare torto a – to blame dare la caccia a – to chase dare un calcio a – to kick dare un pugno a – to punch fare attenzione a – to pay attention fare bene (male) a – to to be good (bad)fare piacere a – to please fare vedere a – to show fare visita a – to visit fare un regalo a – to give a present to giocare a – to play a gamei nteressarsi a – to be interested in partecipare a – to participate in pensare a – to think about raccomandarsi a – to ask favors of ricordare a – to remind rinunciare a – to give up servire a – to be good for stringere la mano a – to shake hands with tenere a – to care about
B. Before an Infinitive
abituarsi a – to get used to affrettarsi a – to hurry aiutare a – to help cominciare a – to begin continuare a – to continue convincere a – to convince costringere a – to compel decidersi a – to make up divertirsi a – to have a good time fare meglio a – to do better fare presto a – to do quickly imparare a – to learn incoraggiare a – to encourage insegnare a – to teach invitare a – to invite to mandare a – to send obbligare a – to oblige pensare a – to think about persuadere a – to convince preparare a – to prepare provare a – to try one’s mind rinunciare a – to give up riprendere a – to resume risucire a – to succeed sbrigarsi a – to hurry servire a – to be good for
C. Verbs of Movement + A
andare a – to gocorrere a – to runfermarsi a – to stoppassare a – to stop bystare a – to staytornare a – to returnvenire a – to come
Some Examples:
Chiedere a qualcuno = To ask someone
Credere a qualcuno/qualcosa = To believe in someone/something
Dire a qualcuno = To tell someone/to say to someone
Giocare a = To play (a game)
Insegnare a qualcuno = To teach someone
Interessarsi a = To be interested in
Partecipare a = To participate in
Pensare a qualcosa = To think about something
Permettere a qualcuno = To allow someone
Proibire a qualcuno = To forbid someone
Ricordare a qualcuno = To remind someone
Rispondere a qualcuno =To answer someone
Rinunciare a = To give up/renounce
Rubare a = To steal from
Somigliare/assomigliare a = To look like, to resemble
Tenere a qualcosa = To care about something
Ubbidire a = To obey
Hope you find this free Italian grammar lesson useful as I know Italian prepositions are hard to understand!
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