1. We ought not only
    2. dovére non solo
    1. to obey
    2. obbedíre
    1. our parents,
    2. genitori
    1. but also
    2. ma anche
    1. our superiors,
    2. superióre
    1. if we would obey
    2. se volére obbedíre
    1. God’s commands.
    2. comandaménto.
    1. One sees very seldom
    2. si vedére raraménte
    1. a child prosper
    2. figliuólo prosperáre
    1. in this world,
    2. mondo
    1. who does not obey
    2. obbedíre
    1. his father and mother.
    2. padre madre.
    1. When God commanded
    2. quando Iddío comandáre
    1. Abraham to sacrifice Isaac,
    2. Abramo sacrificáre Isácco
    1. his only son,
    2. único figlio
    1. he immediately obeyed
    2. súbito obbedíre
    1. the Lord’s voice;
    2. Signóre voce
    1. but the angel of the Lord
    2. ma ángelo Signóre
    1. did not permit him
    2. perméttere
    1. to slay the child,
    2. uccídere fanciullo
    1. and told him
    2. dire
    1. his obedience
    2. obbediénza
    1. had been agreeable
    2. éssere stato grato
    1. to God.
    2. Dio.

The verb parláre will have a Dative Case of the Person.

    1. God speaks
    2. Iddío parláre
    1. to sinners
    2. peccatóre
    1. sometimes
    2. qualche volta
    1. most gently,
    2. benignamente
    1. that he may draw them
    2. affine di trárre
    1. to obedience;
    2. obbediénza
    1. he speaks to them of
    2. parláre
    1. the blessed life
    2. beáta vita
    1. which he has prepared fo
    2. avére preparáto
    1. his servants;
    2. servo
    1. sometimes
    2. qualche volta
    1. he speaks to them of the
    2. parláre
    1. abyss
    2. abísso
    1. which shall be
    2. éssere
    1. the reward of sin;
    2. mercéde peccáto
    1. yet his promises
    2. pure proméssa
    1. and threatenings
    2. mináccia
    1. move not
    2. muóvere
    1. stubborn minds.
    2. ostináto mente.

The verbs preténdere and aspiráre govern the Dative Case.

    1. All those who
    2. tutto quello
    1. call themselves Christians
    2. chiamársi Cristiáno
    1. pretend to
    2. preténdere
    1. everlasting life;
    2. etérno vita
    1. but few
    2. ma pochi
    1. are they that would suffer
    2. sono soffríre
    1. the least thing
    2. minimo cosa
    1. to deserve it;
    2. meritáre
    1. but if it is a point
    2. se si tratta
    1. to aspire to
    2. aspiráre
    1. some employment,
    2. qualche impiégo
    1. or dignity,
    2. dignità
    1. there is none but would suffer
    2. non vi è nissúno che non sopporti
    1. a great deal of
    2. molto
    1. fatigue,
    2. fatíca
    1. labour,
    2. lavóro
    1. and pain
    2. pena
    1. to obtain it.

The verb giuocáre (when one speaks of all sorts of games) governs the Dative Case.

    1. I do not love
    2. amáre
    1. to play
    2. giuocáre
    1. at games of chances,
    2. giuóco azzardo
    1. as at cards,
    2. come carta
    1. or at dice,
    2. dadi
    1. but I love to play
    2. ma amáre giuocáre
    1. sometimes
    2. qualche volta
    1. at bowls,
    2. bocce
    1. at billiards,
    2. bigliárdo
    1. at tennis,
    2. pallacórda
    1. or at nine-pins.
    2. o birilli.
    1. Do you never play
    2. mai giuocáre
    1. at cards,
    2. carte
    1. at chess,
    2. scacchi
    1. or draughts?
    2. dama?
    1. I play
    2. giuocáre
    1. sometimes
    1. at piquet
    2. picchétto
    1. to please the company.
    2. far piacére compagnía.

Verbs governing an Accusative Case of the Person, and a Genitive of the Thing.

The verbs accusáre, biasimáre, avvertíre, and assólvere, will have the Accusative of the Person, and the Genitive of the Thing.

    1. One boy
    2. ragázzo
    1. accuses another
    2. accusáre altro
    1. of idleness;
    2. pigrízia
    1. the master hears
    2. maéstro sentíre
    1. their tales,
    2. stória
    1. but punishes
    2. ma puníre
    1. him only whom he thinks
    2. solaménte quello crédere
    1. guilty
    2. colpévole
    1. and deserving of punishment.
    2. degno castígo.
    1. Every one
    2. tutti
    1. blames you
    2. biasimáre
    1. for your
    1. negligence
    2. negligénza
    1. and ignorance.
    2. ignoránza.
    1. I often admonished you
    2. spesso avvertíre
    1. of your duty;
    2. vostro dovére
    1. if you do not improve
    2. se profittáre
    1. as well as others,
    2. come altro
    1. it is not my fault.
    2. non è colpa.
    1. When a judge acquits
    2. quando giúdice assólvere
    1. a man of a crime
    2. uno delítto
    1. he is guilty of,
    2. reo
    1. if he commits again
    2. se comméttere di nuovo
    1. the same fault,
    2. stesso fallo
    1. he deserves
    2. merita
    1. a double punishment.
    2. dóppio castígo.

The verb condannáre governs the Accusative of the Person, and the Genitive of the Thing; but when it signifies to condemn to death, the name of the punishment ought to be put in the Dative Case.

    1. Every one
    2. ogn’ uno
    1. condemns you
    2. condannáre
    1. very much
    2. molto
    1. for the action
    2. azióne
    1. you committed
    2. comméttere
    1. the other day.
    2. altro giórno.
    1. During the persecution
    2. nel tempo della persecuzióne
    1. in France,
    2. Fráncia
    1. many brave gentlemen
    2. molto bravo cavaliére
    1. were condemned,
    2. condannáre
    1. some to the
    1. gallows,
    2. forca[1]
    1. and some to the
    1. galleys,
    2. galéra
    1. for the defence of
    2. difésa
    1. their religion.
    2. religióne.

[1] Nouns ending in ca and ga, make che and ghe in the plural, as forca, forche; pága, paghe.

The verb ottenére will have an Accusative of the Thing, and an Ablative of the Person.

    1. A scholar who
    2. scoláro
    1. obtains
    2. ottenére
    1. his master’s favour
    2. maéstro favóre
    1. is more happy than
    2. più felíce
    1. he who is idle,
    2. pigro
    1. who loses his honour,
    2. pérdere onóre
    1. wastes his time,
    2. consumáre tempo
    1. and continues a blockhead,
    2. continuáre ad éssere sciocco
    1. though
    2. benchè
    1. play be pleasant
    2. giuóco éssere piacévole
    1. to him
    1. for a little while.
    2. poco.

Verbs governing an Accusative Case of the Dative.

The verbs invitáre, esortáre, will have an Accusative of the Person, and a Dative of the Thing.

    1. God invites
    2. Iddio invitáre
    1. sinners
    2. peccatóre
    1. to eternal happiness,
    2. etérno felicità
    1. he calls them to
    2. chiamáre
    1. repentance,
    2. pentiménto
    1. he speaks
    2. parláre
    1. most graciously
    2. benignaménte
    1. to them.
    1. He has prepared for
    2. preparáre
    1. penitent sinners
    2. peniténte peccatóre
    1. all that belongs to
    2. tutto appartenére
    1. blessedness,
    2. felicità
    1. all that they can
    2. tutto potére
    1. desire.
    2. bramáre.
    1. Remember
    2. ricordársi
    1. your master’s words;
    2. maéstro paróla
    1. he exhorts you to
    2. esortáre
    1. industry,
    2. indústria
    1. which is
    2. éssere
    1. beneficial
    2. vantaggióso
    1. to yourselves;
    1. your pains
    2. lavóro
    1. shall produce
    2. prodúrre
    1. a great advantage;
    2. grande vantággio
    1. he uses his best endeavours
    2. fare ogni suo sforzo
    1. for your benefit;
    2. utile
    1. be not your own enemies.
    2. éssere di voi stessi nemíco.

Paragonáre requires an Accusative of the first Noun, (either of the Person or of the Thing) and the other in the Dative.

    1. If we compare
    2. se paragonáre
    1. the longest life
    2. lungo vita
    1. to eternity,
    2. eternità
    1. it is very
    1. short.
    2. corto.
    1. If we compare
    2. comparáre
    1. the happiest condition
    2. felíce condizióne
    1. of this world
    2. mondo
    1. to everlasting life,
    2. etérno vita
    1. it is miserable, and
    2. miserábile
    1. not worthy our desire.
    2. indegno desidério
    1. If we compare
    2. paragonáre
    1. the number of good men
    2. número buóno
    1. to the multitude of wicked,
    2. moltitúdine malvágio
    1. it is small.
    2. píccolo.

Dare and restituíre will have an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.

    1. I will soon give
    2. presto dare
    1. my mother
    2. madre
    1. the money
    2. danáro
    1. she entrusted me
    2. confidáre
    1. with.
    1. God will give
    2. Iddío dare
    1. a reward
    2. mercéde
    1. to those men
    1. who please him,
    2. quello piacére
    1. and to
    1. those whom
    2. quello che
    1. he has set up
    2. avére costituíto
    1. governors of the world.
    2. governatóre mondo.
    1. I returned
    2. restituíre
    1. my master
    2. maéstro
    1. the book
    2. libro
    1. which I borrowed;
    2. prender ad impréstito
    1. he lent it to me,
    2. prestáre
    1. and it was my duty
    2. éssere dovére
    1. to read it,
    2. léggere
    1. and not to keep it;
    2. tenére
    1. though
    2. benchè[1]
    1. books delight me very much,
    2. libro piacére moltíssimo
    1. I ought to restore them
    2. dovére restituíre
    1. to those whom
    2. quello cui
    1. they belong to.
    2. appartenére.

[1] Benchè governs the subjunctive mood. See Gram. p. 209.

These verbs dovére, prométtere, and pagáre, will have an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.

    1. I owe him money,
    2. dovére danáro
    1. because I promised
    2. perchè prométtere
    1. to pay him
    2. pagáre
    1. another man’s debt;
    2. altro débito
    1. but at present
    2. ma adésso
    1. I have myself
    2. avére io stesso
    1. need of money,
    2. bisógno danáro
    1. that I may pay
    2. pagáre
    1. what I owe to
    2. dovére
    1. my creditors.
    2. creditóre.
    1. When
    2. quando
    1. will you pay me
    2. volére pagáre
    1. what you owe me?
    2. dovére?
    1. I promise you
    2. prométtere
    1. I will pay it to you
    2. pagáre
    1. next week.
    2. próssimo settimána.

Insegnáre requires an Accusative of the Thing, and a Dative of the Person.

    1. I have been
    2. [1]éssere stato
    1. twelve years
    2. dódici anno
    1. in this country,
    2. paése
    1. during which time
    2. nel quale tempo
    1. I have had the honour
    2. avére avúto onóre
    1. of teaching
    2. insegnáre
    1. several ladies and gentlemen
    2. molta signóra signóre
    1. the Italian language.
    2. Italiáno
    1. Masters
    2. maéstro
    1. ought to teach
    2. dovére insegnáre
    1. children
    2. ragázzo
    1. not only the things
    2. non solaménte cosa
    1. which concern science;
    2. risguardáre sciénza
    1. but they ought also
    2. ma dovére anche
    1. to teach them things
    2. insegnáre cosa
    1. which concern
    2. risguardáre
    1. their soul
    2. ánima
    1. and their salvation:
    2. salvazióne
    1. for
    2. perchè
    1. science
    2. scienza
    1. without religion is
    1. an unprofitable thing.
    2. inutile.

[1] I have been twelve years in this country; render, Sono dódici anni che sto in questo paése.

Of the construction of the Infinitive, with the preposition di.

When after the verbs astenérsi, consideráre, and avvertíre, there follows an Infinitive, it ought to be put with the Preposition di.

    1. Rash men
    2. temerário uómo
    1. often propose
    2. spesso propórsi
    1. to do things which
    2. fare cosa
    1. are above their capacity.
    2. éssere superióre capacità
    1. A man that
    2. uómo
    1. abstains
    2. astenérsi
    1. from eating and
    2. mangiáre
    1. drinking to excess,
    2. bere all’eccésso
    1. from swearing,
    2. bestemmiáre
    1. and keeping bad company,
    2. frequentáre compagnía
    1. may be called
    2. potere chiamáre
    1. an honest man.
    2. onésto uómo.
    1. I thought of going
    2. pensáre andáre
    1. this morning
    2. questa mattina
    1. to see
    2. vedére
    1. Mr. —— but
    2. il Signór —— ma
    1. a friend of mine
    2. amíco
    1. advised me
    2. consigliáre
    1. not to go there.
    2. andáre.
    1. I had a mind to advise you
    2. avére voglia consigliáre
    1. not to keep company with
    2. andáre compagnía
    1. that man who
    2. uómo
    1. brought this trouble
    2. causáre disturbo
    1. upon you;
    1. but I since resolved
    2. ma poi risolvérsi
    1. to say nothing
    2. dire niente
    1. about it,
    1. for fear of
    2. per timóre
    1. disobliging you.
    2. dispiacére.

The verbs supplicáre, consigliáre, incaricársi, and costríngere, will have an Infinitive with the Preposition di.

    1. I have a mind
    2. avére vóglia
    1. to compel
    2. costríngere
    1. Mr. ——
    2. il Signor ——
    1. to pay me
    2. pagáre
    1. the money he owes me;
    2. danáro dovére
    1. nevertheless
    2. nulladimeno
    1. I should be very glad
    2. avére a caro
    1. not to put him to trouble,
    2. non dare briga
    1. because
    2. perchè
    1. he has always been
    2. éssere sempre stato
    1. my friend:
    2. amíco
    1. what do you advise me
    2. consigliáre
    1. to do
    2. fare
    1. in this case?
    2. caso?

    1. I beg of you
    2. pregáre
    1. to have
    2. avére
    1. a little patience;
    2. paziénza
    1. I take the charge
    2. incaricársi
    1. to get you
    2. ricuperáre
    1. your money.
    2. danáro.

The verbs proibíre, desideráre, differíre, procuráre, impedíre, speráre, fíngere, affrettársi, require also an Infinitive with the Preposition di.

    1. God forbids us
    2. Iddío proibíre
    1. to sin,
    2. peccáre
    1. nevertheless
    2. nulladiméno
    1. we never desist
    2. mai desístere
    1. from offending him,
    2. offéndere
    1. we always defer
    2. sempre differíre
    1. obeying his voice;
    2. obbedíre voce
    1. we seem to strive
    2. parére procuráre
    1. to disobey him
    2. disobbedíre
    1. in every thing.
    2. ogni cosa
    1. If we hope to share
    2. speráre avére parte
    1. in the merits of
    2. mérito
    1. our blessed Saviour’s sufferings,
    2. beáto Salvatóre patimenti
    1. let nothing hinder us
    2. niénte impedíre
    1. from beginning
    2. principiáre
    1. this day
    2. oggi
    1. to use all our endeavours
    2. fare tutto sforzo
    1. to deserve it;
    2. meritáre
    1. let us make haste
    2. affrettársi
    1. to begin
    2. principiáre
    1. the great work
    2. grande ópera
    1. of our salvation;
    2. salvazióne
    1. let us not feign
    2. fíngere
    1. to be converted,
    2. éssere convertíto
    1. but let us convert ourselves
    2. convertíre
    1. in good earnest,
    2. da davvéro
    1. for nobody can deceive
    2. nessúno potére ingannáre
    1. God.

The verbs meditáre, parláre, perméttere, prométtere, propórre, presúmere, preténdere, protestáre, rifiutáre, risólvere, auguráre, will also have an Infinitive with the Preposition di, after them.

    1. Never meditate to do
    2. mai meditáre fare
    1. any wrong
    2. torto
    1. to your neighbour.
    2. próssimo
    1. When you speak of
    2. quando parláre
    1. undertaking
    2. intrapréndere
    1. some great
    2. grande
    1. thing,
    2. cosa
    1. permit me to tell you,
    2. perméttere dire
    1. that you ought
    2. dovére
    1. to consult
    1. your friends
    2. amíco
    1. before you begin it.
    2. prima cominciáre.
    1. Never promise to do
    2. mai prométtere fare
    1. any thing,
    2. cosa
    1. unless you are sure
    2. se non éssere sicúro
    1. to do it.
    2. fáre.
    1. Never presume to have
    2. presúmere avére
    1. more understanding
    2. intendiménto
    1. than those who
    2. che quello
    1. have
    1. the care of
    2. cura
    1. your conduct.
    2. condótta.
    1. Do not pretend ever to prosper
    2. preténdere mai prosperáre
    1. in this world,
    2. mondo
    1. if you have not
    2. se avére
    1. the fear of God.
    2. timóre Dio.
    1. If you protest
    2. protestáre
    1. to God with
    1. an humble and
    2. úmile
    1. sincere heart
    2. sincéro cuóre
    1. to amend your life,
    2. emendáre vita
    1. he will receive you
    2. ricévere
    1. among his children.
    2. fra figliuólo.
    1. Never refuse
    2. rifiutáre
    1. to do a good office
    2. réndere servízio
    1. to your friends,
    2. amíco
    1. when it is in your
    1. power.
    2. potére.
    1. Do you desire to pass
    2. desideráre passáre
    1. for an honest man?
    2. galántuómo
    1. Endeavour
    2. procuráre
    1. to do all you can
    2. fare tutto potére
    1. to oblige
    2. obbligáre
    1. every body.
    2. chicchessia.

When there follows after the Verb avére either of these substantives permissióne, desidério, vóglia, cura, costúme, bisógno, motivo, ragióne, torto, dritto, occasióne, the following Verb must be put in the Infinitive with the Preposition di.

    1. I believe
    2. crédere
    1. you have a mind to play;
    2. avére vóglia giuocáre
    1. but I will not give you
    2. ma volére dare
    1. leave
    2. permissióne
    1. to go out
    2. uscíre
    1. till
    2. [1]finchè
    1. you have done your
    2. avére fare
    1. exercise.
    2. esercízio
    1. You are in the right, sir,
    2. [2] ragióne signóre
    1. to forbid me
    2. proibirmi
    1. to go out,
    2. d’andar fuori
    1. and I am in the wrong
    2. [3] torto
    1. to desire it—I have
    2. desideráre
    1. no cause
    2. motivo
    1. to be angry with you,
    2. éssere cóllera
    1. for it is not
    2. éssere
    1. your custom
    2. costúme
    1. to be idle.
    2. pigro.