RULE XVII. To, before an Infinitive, in Italian, is also rendered by a and da. Ex. Let us go to walk, anderémo a spasso. · I have fomething to tell you, ho qualche cofa It is to him to speak, tocca à lui a' parlare. RULE XVIII. To, before an Infinitive, is expreffed by per, when to has the Meaning of for to, or anfwers to the Question why. Ex. I bought Cloth (why? for) to make me a Coat, compro del panno per farmi un giuftacorpo. RULE XIX. A Participle in ing, coming after Verbs, is changed into the Infinitive Mood. Ex. I hear him crying, l'intendo gridare. RULE XX. In, before a Participle in ing, is turned by in, or by nel with an Infinitive. Ex. He choaked himself in eating, fi ftrangolo nel mangiare, or, mangiando, or, col mangiare. RULE RULE XXI. In, before Nouns of Number that denote a Part of Time, is expressed by trà or frà. Ex. In three Hours, frà tre hore. In ten Months, trà dieci mefi. In fifteen Days, frà quindici giorni. In, before Numerals that denote not the Time, is in. Ex. In three Bottles, in tre fiafchi. RULE XXII. To know, when our Knowledge depends on the Senfes is conofcere, when it arifes from the Mind is fapere. Ex. Is it long fince you knew him? è un pezzo che lo conofcéte? Do you know this Dog? conofcete questo cane? Do you know any News? fapéte niente di nuovo? Do you know to write? fapéte fcrivere? RULE XXIII. In a Question, the Noun is put after the Verb as in English, and different from the French Tongue. Ex. Is the Gazette come? è la Gazzetta venuta? Is the King returned? è il Re ritornato? Note, fometimes the Noun is put before the Verb. Ex. Are not the Sleeves too wide? le maniche non fono troppo larghe? CHA P. V. Of NOUNS, ADVERBS, PREPOSITIONS, &c. T RULE I. HE Negatives not, no, are non; and nothing, never, take non before the Verb, and niente, and mai, after the Verb: No-body, is nessuno. Ex. I have no Money, non hò danari. She has no Memory, non hà memoria. She has nothing good, non hà niente di buono. It will be nothing, non farà niente. I never faw a worfe Beaft, non hè mai vifte una più cattiva bestia. RULE IT: Not, and No, are always Non.· Ex. Yes, or no, fi, ou non. No Money no Swiss, non quatrini non fuizzeri. RULE III. If the Negative never begins the Sentence, the Negative is put before the Verb, and the Pronoun that governs the Verb is not expreffed. Ex. Neyer did I fee him, mai non lo viddi. Nothing is fo fhameful, niente è cofi vergog nofo. RULE IV. Negatives in Italian are but rarely expreffed double before the Infinitive Mood, as they are in French. Ex. I pray you not to come; in French, it is faid, Je vous prie de ne pas venir; in Italian, vi prego di non venire. RULE V. The Verbs to doubt not, to fear, to hinder, take the Article non before the following Verb, which is put in the Optative Mood. Ex. I doubt not but he will come, non dubito che non venga. I fear he will do it, temo che non faccia. RULE VI. In Things contrary the one to the other in Comparifon, non is put before the Verb that follows the Particle che. Ex. I understand better than I speak, intendo meglió che non parlo. It is colder than it was, fà piu freddo che non faceva. RULE VII. The Particle but takes non before the Verb, and che after the Verb. Ex. I have but that, non hè che queste RULE VIII. At, before House, or expreffing the Dwelling one lives in, is expreffed by da, or in cafa with the Pronoun Poffeffive. Ex. At my House, da me, or, in cafa-mia. At his, her, House, da lui, da lei, or, in cafa At their House, da loro M. da effe F. or, in cafa loro. |