Knowing the definition of a word is often not enough! But you can use the search capability of www.dejanews.com to find out how words or grammar are used by native speakers writing about their interests on the Internet.

Suppose you are trying to figure out how people use an expression like "farcela". The main page at Dejanews has a search capacity which allows you to enter a string like "ce la fa". Since almost all conjugations of fare begin with fa, you are likely to pick up on people using this expression in a variety of contexts.

Here is another example. Suppose you are just learning the conditional verb tense, and you are not sure of the meaning of the verb potere in that conjugation. You might use a search string like "potrebbe" or "potrei" and out will pop numerous examples.

Use your own imagination to answer questions you might have with prepositions, tenses, idioms, or anything else.

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