Learn Italian: Il tassista ha guidato velocemente.

Il tassista ha guidato velocemente.

The taxi driver drove fast.

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Questions & Answers about Il tassista ha guidato velocemente.

Why does tassista end in '-a' if it has the masculine article il?

Nouns ending in -ista (often professions like tassista or dentista) have the exact same ending for both masculine and feminine in the singular. You rely on the article to know the person's gender. Here, il tells us the taxi driver is male. A female driver would be la tassista.

If tassista is the same for both genders in the singular, is it the same in the plural?

No, in the plural, they follow regular gender rules! Male (or mixed groups of) taxi drivers become i tassisti, while an all-female group of taxi drivers would be le tassiste.

Why does guidare use avere (ha guidato) instead of essere? Isn't driving a type of movement?

Verbs that describe the manner in which you move or operate a vehicle (like guidare, camminare, or nuotare) usually take avere. You generally only use essere for verbs of movement when they show a direct change of location or destination, like andare (to go) or partire (to leave).

How is the adverb velocemente formed?