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N.B.: We use a written accent mark to help students identify word stress and open/closed vowels even though Standard Italian may not require it.

As far as pronunciation is concerned, note that "a" causes the so-called "syntactic doubling", i.e. the initial consonant of the following word is pronounced as a double consonant. If the following word starts, "a" changes to "ad", e.g.: andare ad allenarsi.

Please note that some of these verbs may require a different preposition when used with a different meaning or when followed by a noun.

abbandonarsi	to abandon oneself
abituarsi	to get used to
accennare	to hint
accìngersi	to be about
acconciarsi	to prepare oneself
accondiscéndere	to agree
acconsentire	to consent
affrettarsi	to hurry up
agognare	to yearn for
ambire	to long for
andare	to go
anelare	to be eager for
apprestarsi	to get ready
arrischiarsi	to dare
aspirare	to aspire
attaccare	to start
avviarsi	to be on the point of
azzardare	to hazard
azzardarsi	to hazard
cominciare	to start
continuare	to continue
córrere	to run
costrìngere	to force
darsi	to devote oneself
decìdersi	to decide
dispórsi	to get ready
divertirsi	to have a good time
fermarsi	to stop
finire	to end by
imparare	to learn
incominciare	to start
incoraggiare	to encourage
iniziare	to begin
insìstere	to insist
intraprèndere	to undertake
invitare	to invite
limitarsi	to limit oneself
méttersi	to apply oneself to
obbligare	to compel
ostinarsi	to persist
passare	to pass
pensare	to think of
persìstere	to persist
prèndere	to start
prepararsi	to prepare oneself
proseguire	to carry on
provare	to try
provarsi	to try
rassegnarsi	to resign oneself
rinunciare	to renounce
riprèndere	to start over
riuscire	to succeed
sbrigarsi	to hurry up
seguitare	to go on
spolmonarsi	to scream
stare	to stay
stentare	to have difficulty
tardare	to be late
tèndere	to tend
tenérci	to value, to care
tornare	to go back
venire	to come

Some verbs require the preposition "a" when followed by the infinitive of another verb with a different subject, e.g. costringere a parlare (force to talk). Here is a short list:

 

aiutare	to help
condannare	to condemn
costrìngere	to oblige
incoraggiare	to encourage
invitare	to invite
mandare	to send
obbligare	to force
persuadere	to convince

Espressioni idiomatiche con preposizioni e infinito

Verbs Followed by "DI" plus the Infinitive

Proposizioni che vogliono l'infinito con la preposizione A

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