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When expressing how you feel about doing a certain action, English uses phrases like "happy to" or "tired of". In Italian, adjectives describing an emotion or a mental state—such as being happy (**felice**), glad (**lieto**), or fed up (**stufo**)—connect to an infinitive verb using the preposition **di**.

- *felice* + *di* + *apparecchiare* = happy to set the table
- *stufo* + *di* + *sparecchiare* = sick of clearing the table

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### Expressing readiness and willingness

Adjectives that express readiness or an inclination to take action—like being ready (**pronto**) or willing (**disposto**)—connect to the following infinitive using the preposition **a**.

Note that if the infinitive verb begins with a vowel, like *apparecchiare* (to set the table), the preposition often becomes **ad** to make the phrase flow more smoothly.

- *disposto* + *a* + *versare* = willing to pour
- *pronto* + *ad* + *apparecchiare* = ready to set the table

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Adjectives with infinitives (pronto a, felice di)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
to set the table	apparecchiare
the tablecloth	la tovaglia
I am happy to set the table with this tablecloth.	Sono felice di apparecchiare con questa tovaglia.
glad	lieto
the appetizer (m)	l'antipasto
We are glad to offer the appetizer to the guests.	Siamo lieti di offrire l'antipasto agli ospiti.
willing	disposto
to pour	versare
Is Marco willing to pour the wine?	Marco è disposto a versare il vino?
the napkin	il tovagliolo
the piece of cutlery	la posata
The napkin is between the cutlery and the plate.	Il tovagliolo è tra le posate e il piatto.
sick (of) / fed up	stufo
to clear the table	sparecchiare
I am sick of clearing the table after dinner.	Sono stufo di sparecchiare dopo cena.
Is he willing to set the table alone?	Lui è disposto ad apparecchiare da solo?
I am glad to bring the cutlery and pour the water.	Sono lieto di portare le posate e versare l'acqua.
Nobody is tired of clearing the table.	Nessuno è stanco di sparecchiare.
The cook is glad to prepare this appetizer.	Il cuoco è lieto di preparare questo antipasto.
Are you sick of washing this white tablecloth?	Sei stufo di lavare questa tovaglia bianca?
I am tired of pouring the wine for the customers.	Sono stanco di versare il vino ai clienti.
The waiter is ready to fold the napkin.	Il cameriere è pronto a piegare il tovagliolo.

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