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How to Say ‘I'll tell her to avoid it’ in Italian

Le dirò di evitarla

LAY dee-ROH dee eh-vee-TAHR-lah

[LAY dee-ROH dee eh-vee-TAHR-lah]

💬 Usage Tip: In this sentence, le means "to her". To tell someone to do something, use dire di plus the action: le dirò di aspettare "I'll tell her to wait".

Phrase Breakdown

Le dirò

LAY dee-ROH

I'll tell her

'Le' means 'to her'. 'Dirò' is the future of 'dire' and is stressed on the last syllable: di-RÒ.

Example

Le dirò tutto domani.

I'll tell her everything tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Le

[LAY]

To her

Used to refer to the recipient of an action (female).

Example

Le ho prestato il mio libro.

I lent her my book.

dirò

[dee-ROH]

I will say

Future tense of 'dire', to say.

Example

Domani ti dirò tutto.

Tomorrow I'll tell you everything.

di evitarla

dee eh-vee-TAHR-lah

to avoid it

'Di' plus an infinitive, with '-la' (it, feminine) attached at the end. Say di e-vi-TAR-la.

Example

Cerco di evitarla.

I try to avoid it.

Words in this phrase

di

[dee]

To

Used before a verb to show intention or purpose.

Example

Provo di aprirlo con calma.

I try to open it slowly.

evitarla

[eh-vee-TAHR-lah]

to avoid it

Infinitive 'evitare' plus feminine 'la' (it).

Example

La strada è chiusa, meglio evitarla.

The road is closed, better to avoid it.

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