Il verbo “avere”
The verb to have
Consider the conjugation of the verb avere:
(io) ho (noi) abbiamo
(tu) hai (voi) avete
(lui, lei, Lei) ha (loro) hanno
In many idiomatic expressions, Italian and English express the same concepts with two different verbs: avere in Italian and to be in English. Ho fame (literally, I have hunger) = I am hungry.
| avere x anni
avere fame avere sete avere caldo avere freddo avere paura di avere ragione avere torto avere fretta avere sonno |
to be x years old
to be hungry to be thirsty to be hot to be cold to be afraid of to be right to be wrong to be in a hurry to be tired or sleepy |
Here are a few more expressions with the verb avere:
| avere voglia di
avere bisogno di avere a che fare con avere tempo avere intenzione di |
to want (to feel like)
to need to have to do with to have time to intend to, to plan to |
