🗣️ Japanese Verbs: Speaking & Asserting Vocabulary Verbi: parlare e affermare

10 essential Italian words for the Verbs: Speaking & Asserting scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

dichiarare /di.kjaˈra.re/ B1
to declare, to state
Il ministro deve dichiarare i suoi redditi.The minister must declare his income.
affermare /af.ferˈma.re/ B1
to affirm, to assert
Non voglio affermare nulla senza prove.I don't want to assert anything without proof.
negare /neˈga.re/ A2
to deny
Non puoi negare la verità.You can't deny the truth.
ammettere /amˈmet.te.re/ B1
to admit
Devi ammettere di aver sbagliato.You must admit that you were wrong.
ribadire /ri.baˈdi.re/ B1
to reaffirm, to reiterate
Vorrei ribadire la mia posizione su questo tema.I would like to reiterate my position on this topic.
replicare /re.pliˈka.re/ B1
to reply, to retort
Non seppe cosa replicare a quella critica.He didn't know what to retort to that criticism.
obiettare /o.bjetˈta.re/ B1
to object
Nessuno ha nulla da obiettare alla proposta.No one has anything to object to the proposal.
chiarire /kjaˈri.re/ A2
to clarify
Vorrei chiarire un punto importante.I would like to clarify an important point.
accennare /at.t͡ʃenˈna.re/ B1
to hint at, to mention briefly
Vorrei solo accennare al problema, senza entrare nei dettagli.I'd just like to mention the problem briefly, without going into details.
alludere /alˈlu.de.re/ B1
to allude
Non è chiaro a cosa voglia alludere con quelle parole.It's not clear what he wants to allude to with those words.

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How many Italian verbs: speaking & asserting words are in this list?

10 words, including A2: 2, B1: 8. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

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