Breakdown of Il dialogo e la fiducia sono importanti per educare i figli.
essere
to be
e
and
importante
important
il figlio
the son
per
for / in order to / because of
educare
to raise / to educate
la fiducia
the trust
il dialogo
the dialogue
Questions & Answers about Il dialogo e la fiducia sono importanti per educare i figli.
Why is educare translated as "raise" instead of "educate"?
In Italian, educare is a false friend. While it can mean "to educate," it is very often used to mean "to raise," "to bring up," or "to teach good manners to" (as in raising children). If you want to talk specifically about formal schooling, you would usually use istruire.
Why do we say Il dialogo e la fiducia instead of just Dialogo e fiducia?
In Italian, abstract nouns used in a general sense (like "dialogue" and "trust") require definite articles (il, la, etc.). In English, we drop the article for general concepts, but Italian keeps it.
Why use per before educare?
To say "in order to" or express the purpose of an action, Italian uses per followed by the infinitive of the verb. Here, per educare means "in order to raise" or "for raising."
Could I use bambini instead of figli here?
You could, but it changes the meaning slightly. I figli refers specifically to someone's own children (sons and daughters), regardless of their age. I bambini refers to "children" in the sense of young kids in general.
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