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offrire

to offer

verb of-FREE-reh Common

Origin: Latin offerre (to present, bring before), from ob- + ferre

Also means

to provide, to present

Usage Note

Offrire is irregular: past participle is offerto (not offrito). Auxiliary is avere: ho offerto un caffè ('I offered a coffee'). In Italian social culture offro io ('it's on me / I'm buying') is a common and generous phrase. The noun offerta means both 'offer' and 'sale price/discount' — supermarket signs reading in offerta mean 'on offer/on sale'.

Examples

"Ti offro un caffè volentieri."

Natural Translation

I'll happily buy you a coffee.

Literal Translation

To-you I-offer a coffee willingly.

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