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Le piccole parole - Episodio 4 - Parte 2 | DA: The Italian Preposition that does everything
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Exclusive access to premium content!Carlo can fix almost anything. But when Matteo and his grandfather bring an old transistor radio to the repair stall, Carlo is suddenly out of his depth, and Sara has a surprise for everyone.
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Meanwhile, we continue our exploration of the Italian preposition DA, discovering how it works with infinitives, in descriptions, with another family of verbs, and in useful fixed expressions like da capo, da lontano, da vicino, and da morire.
One little word. A lot of jobs.
Un pezzetto alla volta.
⏳ CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
5:55 Comprehension Questions
7:12 Previously at the Mercatino...
11:30 Comprehension Answers
14:25 Listener Paul's Prediction
17:45 DA + Infinitivo
20:28 Da in Descriptions
23:28 Di chi è questo verbo?
25:50 More Locuzioni Fisse
28:14 Wrap-up
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