B2🔤 Letters D & E
Italian word
eppure ci provo
and yet I try (famous song phrase meaning perseverance)
Looks like
yet I try
yet = but/still; I try = I make an effort
⚠️ The trap
'Eppure' + 'ci provo' is a well-known Italian expression of resilience. The 'ci' in 'ci provo' is a reflexive/intensive particle — you cannot drop it. 'Provo' alone sounds incomplete; 'ci provo' = 'I give it a go'.
To say "yet = but/still; I try = I make an effort" in Italian:
eppure ci provo
"eppure ci provo" in English means:
and yet I try (famous song phrase meaning perseverance)
Example
"Fallisco mille volte, eppure ci provo."
"I fail a thousand times, and yet I try."
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