- When you must or have to do something, you'll be told
deve (or
devi if you're on first-name terms)
followed by a verb ending in -are,
-ere or
-ire.
- When you want to ask if you must do something, you use
Devo...?
- To ask if you're allowed to do something, you say
Posso...? which is also followed by
a verb ending in -are,
-ere or
-ire.
- Similarly, if you want to give someone permission to do something,
you say Puņ..., or
Puoi... if you're on first-name
terms.
Devo spedire un pacco I have to send a
parcel.
Posso inviare denaro? Can I
send money? |