No. 248 in Italian
parlare
"Parlare" means "to speak" or "to talk."
In a sentence
Io parlo italiano ogni giorno.
I speak Italian every day.
Here, 'parlo' is the first person singular present indicative form of 'parlare,' indicating an ongoing action performed by the subject.
Puoi parlarmi del tuo viaggio?
Can you tell me about your trip?
In this sentence, 'parlarmi' is an infinitive form of 'parlare' combined with the clitic pronoun 'mi,' used to indicate communication directed towards the speaker.
Stavamo parlando quando sei arrivato.
We were talking when you arrived.
The verb 'parlando' is the gerund form of 'parlare,' used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past.
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