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How to Say ‘It seemed like a good way to fix that.’ in Italian

Mi sembrava un buon modo per rimediare.

mee sem-BRAH-vah oon bwohn MOH-doh pehr ree-meh-DYAH-reh

[mee sem-BRAH-vah oon bwohn MOH-doh pehr ree-meh-DYAH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi sembrava

mee sem-BRAH-vah

It seemed to me

The imperfect of 'sembrare'. Stress sem-BRA-va.

Example

Mi sembrava giusto.

It seemed right to me.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

sembrava

[sem-BRAH-vah]

seemed

Imperfect of 'sembrare', to seem.

Example

Mi sembrava stanco.

He seemed tired to me.

un buon modo

oon bwohn MOH-doh

a good way

Say 'un buon' smoothly, as one unit.

Example

Conosco un buon modo.

I know a good way.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

buon

[bwohn]

good

Short form of 'buono' before a masculine singular noun; describes something positively.

Example

Buon in Buon equilibrio indica una situazione positiva tra due aspetti.

'Buon' in 'Buon equilibrio' indicates a positive situation between two aspects.

modo

[MOH-doh]

way

A manner or method of doing something.

Example

È il modo migliore.

It's the best way.

per rimediare.

pehr ree-meh-DYAH-reh

to make amends.

'Per' plus an infinitive expresses purpose.

Example

Cosa posso fare per rimediare?

What can I do to make amends?

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

Expressing purpose or reason for something.

Example

Fai attenzione per imparare.

Pay attention to learn.

rimediare

[ree-meh-DYAH-reh]

to fix / to make up for

To remedy a situation or make amends.

Example

Voglio rimediare all'errore.

I want to make up for the mistake.

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