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27/08/2020 2:28 pm
Learn the difference between un po' and poco in Italian. Grammar lesson with simple rules, examples, conjugations, sentences, and exercises.
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27/02/2022 9:36 pm
In this case, un po’ is always followed by the preposition di + noun. It is used to express an uncertain quantity.
But in the audio we found the expressions "ho un po' sonno/ paura". Are these exceptions to this rule about un po' and nouns?
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28/02/2022 1:23 pm
E' vero, in quelle espressioni è più naturale non usare "di". Ma non è sbagliato usarlo. 😀
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02/03/2022 5:33 am
Grazie Stefano!
13/03/2023 3:59 am
re Ho fretto, ho poco tempo
Does affretarsi have both Essere and Avere as an auxiliary verb, as conjugation tables suggest Essere is the Auxiliary verb, yet, more often I see "ho fretto" not "sono in fretto' (while I understand Italians may in fact like to use 'sono in fretto' even when it's not necessarily grammatically correct ?
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13/03/2023 4:05 am
There is also 'poco a poco' (bit by bit, little by little, and/or, gradually) that I run into often.
This reminded me of when I was in band, and we'd see the musical notation 'poco a poco' which is usually shortened to 'cresc.
14/03/2023 10:10 am
Ciao Donald!
Before answering your question, I must make a minor correction: in Italian, it's fretta instead of fretto.
It is correct to say avere fretta or essere in fretta and they are interchangeable. But affrettarsi, the reflexive form, has always essere as an auxiliary verb.
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14/03/2023 10:17 am
Ciao Donald!
You're right 🙂 poco a poco is a locuzione avverbiale that means gradually.
And it's also used as a musical notation meaning little by little.
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