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Expressing hunger/thirst/fear with avere

Structure:

avere fame / sete / paura / fretta / sonno / caldo / freddo

Italian uses avere (to have) for these states, not essere (to be).

Example:

Ho fame. Hai sete? Ho paura dei ragni. **Translation:** I'm hungry. Are you thirsty? I'm afraid of spiders.

Examples

Ho fame.

I'm hungry.

Hai sete?

Are you thirsty?

Ho paura dei ragni.

I'm afraid of spiders.

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "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