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Essere vs avere: basic use

Structure:

essere for identity/state; avere for possession

'Avere fame/sete/caldo/freddo/paura/fretta' — Italian uses avere where English uses 'to be'.

Example:

Sono stanco e ho fame. **Translation:** I am tired and I am hungry.

Examples

Sono stanco e ho fame.

I am tired and I am hungry.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Sono stanco e ho fame."

Adjective agreement: gender

Adjective agreement: number

Adjective placement: after noun (default)

Adjective placement: before noun (common short adjectives)

Adjective: bello — irregular forms before noun