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What is the difference between divertire and godere ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between divertire and godere ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Divertire = Have fun / amuse/ entertain
Godere = enjoy
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I would say to regulate yourself like this: Divertirsi (Infinite Present Tense) is a reflexive verb (in this case, even if you can always say "Lui mi diverte", less used, generally he prefers "Lui mi fa divertire"), and it is intransitive. So "Io mi diverto in vacanza" for example. Tou can NEVER find "Io mi diverto la vacanza" because the verb does not hold up this construction.
The verb godere works like this:
"Io MI sto godendo la vacanza"
"Io sto godendo DELLA vacanza"
So, the transitive construction, as you can see, is always possible.
A further detail, that comes to mind to clarify the nuance a bit: Divertirsi is more similar to English "to have fun" while godere of something, or godersi something, is more like "enjoy". Io posso godere di una bella passeggiata in riva al mare, da solo, di notte. (it is less likely that "mi diverta!") and Posso divertirmi molto al mare ad Ibiza (here yes, for the nightlife and frenetic..)
I said something more ^^" I hope I have helped you me too ^^""
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