| 21.3.3 Stare per + infinitivo |
Roman languages tend to express with a verbal periphrase what in English is expressed with an adverb or an adverbial adjunct. To this categorie belongs as well the construction stare + per + infinitivo and in this case there is a verbal periphrase as well in English.
| Sto per uscire. I am about to go. |
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| Ci stiamo per trasferire a Londra per lavoro e cerchiamo un appartamento. We are about to move for professional reasons to London and are looking for a flat. |
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