5 different ways to use the Italia word PROPRIO

1. As an adverb (invariable form)

As ad adverb, proprio, means ‘really’

Quello studente é proprio bravo!

Mi piace proprio il nuovo film di Sorrentino

And sometimes it means ‘just’, often combined with the adverbs of time (adesso, ora ) or a numeral adjective.

Ho finito di cenare proprio adesso
Maria mi ha chiamato proprio due minuti fa

2.As a possessive adjective (changing its ending and becoming proprio, propria, proprie, propri, depending on the noun that it is referring to).

Proprio is used in the third person and is considered just like suo/sua/suoi/sue and loro.

Marco lava la propria macchina

Lucia Accompagna a scuola i propri figli

Its usage is required when the sentence is impersonal, that is to say, that the subject of the sentence is not specified.

Ognuno deve pensare alla propria saluto e al proprio benessere
Bisogna pensare ai propri interessi

3. As an intensifier

When proprio comes together with other possessive adjectives it has an intensifying function and describing one’s ownership of something.

Vivo nella mia propria casa

E’ il suo proprio lavoro

4. As a negative intensifier meaning ‘at all’.

Non mi piace proprio!

Oggi non mi sento proprio bene!

Non voglio proprio vederlo!

5. In many colloquial expressions

Lavorare in proprio (to be self-employed)

Mettersi in proprio (to start one’s own business)

Non proprio (not really)

Proprio così! (exactely)
20 de diciembre de 2017
Profile Picture
45 US$
USD/h

Serena

security_checked
5.0
45 US$
USD/h
Flag
Italiano
globe
Italia
time
579
Habla:
Italiano
Nativo
,
Español
C1
,
Francés
C1
,
Inglés
C1
,
Portugués
B2
,
Alemán
B1
,
Eslovaco
A2
,
Ruso
A1
***Learn with my PODCAST for advanced beginner and intermediate learners www.italianpills.com/7-minutes-in-slow-italian/*** I am a Language Coach and Polyglot. I design tailor-made Italian programs for busy people who want to learn and improve Italian the smart way. I consider Language Learning an empowering and fun life experience that any human, at any stage of her life, can embrace. I offer only high-quality HD lessons, Italian fluency programs, and coaching sessions. My typical student is a life long learner who understands the beauty of the language process and enjoys the journey more than the final destination. Over the last years, I have been working with lifelong adult learners who are keen on exploring the Italian language and culture the smart way. I have taught writers, Harvard and Oxford students, CEOs and recognized journalists, amongst others, to use Italian as a means to empower their lives and professions and to make the most out of the little time we have to ...
Flag
Italiano
globe
Italia
time
579
Habla:
Italiano
Nativo
,
Español
C1
,
Francés
C1
,
Inglés
C1
,
Portugués
B2
,
Alemán
B1
,
Eslovaco
A2
,
Ruso
A1
***Learn with my PODCAST for advanced beginner and intermediate learners www.italianpills.com/7-minutes-in-slow-italian/*** I am a Language Coach and Polyglot. I design tailor-made Italian programs for busy people who want to learn and improve Italian the smart way. I consider Language Learning an empowering and fun life experience that any human, at any stage of her life, can embrace. I offer only high-quality HD lessons, Italian fluency programs, and coaching sessions. My typical student is a life long learner who understands the beauty of the language process and enjoys the journey more than the final destination. Over the last years, I have been working with lifelong adult learners who are keen on exploring the Italian language and culture the smart way. I have taught writers, Harvard and Oxford students, CEOs and recognized journalists, amongst others, to use Italian as a means to empower their lives and professions and to make the most out of the little time we have to ...
Mi vida antes del Covid- 19 (IMPERFECTO) A-2
Profile Picture
Alejandra Santiago
7 de agosto de 2020
팔랑귀
Profile Picture
Abby H
7 de agosto de 2020
The Origins of popular English Idioms
Profile Picture
Jen Mc Monagle
7 de agosto de 2020