Ho
It means "I have" The reason that you don't find it in the dictionary is because "ho" is not in the infinitive form of the verb ("avere") which means "to have"
When the verb is in the infinitive form you do not know who is performing the action. Some examples in English are "to run" "to speak" "to think" etc. In all of those examples, you do not know who is running, speaking, or thinking. That's why they are called infinitives.
"Avere" in Italian means "to have". You do not know however who is performing the action of having. Now when we take "avere" and break it down into its six parts, we now call that "conjugated" Now you know who is performing the action of having...it could be "I have" or maybe "they have" or "we have" etc.
Generally, conjugated verbs are not found in the dictionary...only infinitves are. You know that a verb is an infinitive when the verb ends in either "ere" "are" or "ire". "Ho" meaning "I have" is conjuated because now you know the person who is performing the action of having. who has???...I have. Do you get it?
Once again, in general conjugated verbs such as "ho" are not found in the dictionary...only infinitives such as "avere" are.
Avere = to have
Ho = I have
Hai = you have
Ha = he has/she has
Abbiamo = we have
Avete = you have (plural)
Hanno = they have
Parlare = to speak (this is the infinitive because you don't know who is speaking. You could find "parlare" in the dictionary)
Parlo = I speak
Parli = you speak
Parla = he or she speaks
Parliamo = we speak
Parlate = you speak (plural)
Parlano = They speak
Last edited by Giacomo; 01-05-2009 at 04:31 PM.
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