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How to Say ‘I set myself deadlines’ in Italian

Mi do delle scadenze

mee doh DEL-leh skah-DEHN-tseh

[mee doh DEL-leh skah-DEHN-tseh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi do delle

mee doh DEL-leh

I give myself some

'Mi do' means I give myself. 'Delle' means some (feminine plural).

Example

Mi do delle regole.

I give myself some rules.

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.

[doh]

I give

First person of 'dare' (to give).

Example

Ti do il libro.

I give you the book.

delle

[DEL-leh]

some

Partitive 'di + le', meaning 'some' with feminine plural nouns.

Example

Vorrei delle olive.

I'd like some olives.

scadenze

[skah-DEHN-tseh]

deadlines

Plural of 'scadenza', a date by which something must be done.

Example

Ho molte scadenze questa settimana.

I have many deadlines this week.

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