A or an is suppressed in Italian: 1. After the verbs to be, to become, with a noun expressing the country, profession, dignity or other quality of the nominative of the verb : as, he is an Englishman, egli e Inglese; you will be a captain, sarete capitano... Italian Grammar - Page 25by Ferdinando Ciciloni - 1857Full view - About this book
| Ferdinand Ciciloni - 1825 - 358 pages
...a castle ; wia fortezza, a fortress ; MM amicat a friend ; un' erba velenesa, a poisonous herb. 22. A or an is suppressed in Italian: 1. After the verbs...as, he is an Englishman, egli e Inglese; you will be a captain, sarete capitano ; you will become an admiral, diverrete ammiraglio. 2. With a noun of... | |
| Ferdinando Ciciloni - 1838 - 384 pages
...un ami io, a friend; un' erba velenosa, a poisonous herb. 22. A or an is suppressed in Italian: i. After the verbs to be, to become, with a noun expressing...as, he is an Englishman, egli e Inglese ; you will be a captain, sarele capitano; you will become an admiral , diverrcle ammiraglio. i. With a noun of... | |
| Pietro Bachi - 1838 - 626 pages
...ottdnta lire IL mdggio, livres A bushel. The same article, a or an, in Italian is suppressed : First, after .the verbs to be, to become, with a noun expressing the country, profession, dignity, or any other quality of the subject of the verb ; as, t'iUi'irin Sin, Ilalidno, Vittorio Siri, AN Italian;... | |
| Antonio Boschi - 1850 - 264 pages
...il , lo, la: as, So much a week, Tanto per settimana, or Tanto la sellimana. The indefinite article is suppressed in Italian. 1. After the verbs To be,...become, with a noun expressing the country , profession or dignity: as, He is an Irishman,-lf<7^ e Jrlandese — You will be a lawyer, Voi sarele avvocato... | |
| P. L. Rostèri - 1880 - 370 pages
...Spagna — nella mia camera, etc. II. After the verbs to be, become, make ; turn, create, appoint, etc. with a noun expressing the country, profession, dignity, or other quality of the subject of the verb. Ex. He is a Frenchman. Egli è Francese (87). You are noi a poet. Voi non siete... | |
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