HOW TO USE REGULAR VERBS THAT END WITH -ARE
In this post, you will understand the Italian verb “comprare” which means to buy. So if you’re waiting to go to Milan and shop at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.
Comprare- to buy:
- Io compro-I buy
- Tu compri-You buy
- Lei compra-She / it buys
- Lui compra-He / it buys
- Noi compriamo-We buy
- Voi comprate- All of you buy
- Loro comprano- They buy
Examples with comprare:
- Quando compro dei vestiti, il mio conto in banca piange– Whenever I buy clothes, my bank account cries
- Tu compri gli occhiali da sole di Gucci– You buy a pair of Gucci sunglasses.
- Anna compra sempre le sue scarpe a Roma– Anna always buys her shoes in Roma.
- Noi compriamo ogni anno dei vestiti di Prada- Every year, we buy Prada clothes.
- Perchè voi comprate i vestiti del cane nei negozi di Armani?- Why do you buy the dog’s clothes in Armani stores?
- Non ho mai capito perchè gli italiani comprano solo vestiti di marca- I’ve never understood why Italians only buy brand clothes.
Pattern of verbs ending with “are”:
Most of the verbs ending with “-are” end in the same way. The trick is to replace the endings as learned above in the example of comprare.
- -o
- -i
- -a
- -iamo
- -ate
- -ano
Other “-are” verbs:
- Parlare- To talk
- Pagare- To pay
- Prenotare- To book (reserve)
- Camminare- To walk
- Entrare- To enter
- Nuotare- To swim
- Fumare- To smoke
- Visitare- To visit