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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