91: 4 Ways to Use ESSERE in Italian (that might surprise you!)

Think you know “essere” in Italian? Usually it means “to be” and is similar to English. But there’s a handful of phrases where it behaves differently!

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Today's Italian words:

Sono raffreddato= I have a cold (lit. I am cooled. masculine)

Sono raffreddata= I have a cold (lit. I am cooled. feminine)

Sono portato= I have a talent for it (masculine)

Sono portata= I have a talent for it (feminine)

Non sono portato= I don’t have a talent for it (masculine)

Non sono portata= I don’t have a talent for it (feminine)

Sono d'accordo= I agree (lit. I am of accord)

Sei tutti noi!= you can do it! (lit. you are all us)