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Italian -are verbs

    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