Hi
On lesson 3.7 (level 1), it is stated that "the verb potere - "to be able to", like the verb volere - "to want", is ALWAYS followed by a verb in its infinitive form."
Some examples are given, such as "Puoi aprire la finestra per me?" - and here clearly "aprire" is in infinitive form. But then two other examples are given which confused me a bit. These are:
"Puoi parlarmi in inglese?"
"Puoi farmi una foto?"
To me it seems that the verbs following potere here are not in the infinitive form and therefore contradicting the earlier statement. Can someone help me to understand this?
Many thanks
On lesson 3.7 (level 1), it is stated that "the verb potere - "to be able to", like the verb volere - "to want", is ALWAYS followed by a verb in its infinitive form."
Some examples are given, such as "Puoi aprire la finestra per me?" - and here clearly "aprire" is in infinitive form. But then two other examples are given which confused me a bit. These are:
"Puoi parlarmi in inglese?"
"Puoi farmi una foto?"
To me it seems that the verbs following potere here are not in the infinitive form and therefore contradicting the earlier statement. Can someone help me to understand this?
Many thanks