Sometimes we want more, sometimes we don't want anymore.

How do we use "more" in Italian?

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In this activity we introduce a song by Lorenzo Fragola: Infinite volte.

Sing with Lorenzo and practice your listening skills and your Italian pronunciation.

Use your intuition to understand the meaning of the song. Sometimes the lyrics are a bit poetic.

Use the online dictionary to look for words you don't know.

Observe:

Many students are still confused by the use of "più", "più di" or "di più".

Here are some general rules that can help.

"Più" is used alone:

1. in negative sentences:

Non ti parlo più. (I'm not going to talk to you anymore)

Non ne posso più. (I can't take it anymore)

Non pensarci più. (Forget about it.)

Che non avrei più vissuto... (That I would not have lived anymore...)

Non è bastato a non pensarti più... (It was not enough not to think of you anymore...)

2. before verbs, adjectives and adverbs:

Parla più lentamente. (Speak more slowly.)

Preferisco la carne più cotta. (I prefer the meat more cooked.)

Più studiamo, più impariamo. (The more we study, the more we learn.)

Nel tuo sguardo più sincero... (In your most sincere look...)

3. in mathematics:

Tre più tre = sei. (Three plus three = six.)

4. in idioms:

Né più né meno. (Neither more nor less.)

Chi più, chi meno. (Someone has more, someone less.)

Chi più ne ha, più ne metta. (So on, and so forth.)

"Più di" is used:

1. in comparisons between nouns or pronouns:
Pino è più simpatico di Roberto. (Pino is nicer than Roberto.)
Roberto è più simpatico di me. (Roberto is nicer than me.)

2. with numerals and pronouns:
Ci sono più di 10 studenti. (T(There are more than 10 students.)
Loro lavorano più di voi. (They work more then you.)

"Di più" is used when it has a predicative value (i.e. it is related to the verb):

Devi praticare di più l'italiano. (You have to practice more Italian.)

Bisogna impegnarsi di più. (We must do a greater effort.)

Practice with the following exercise.

Use the dictionary if you need.