B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
scegliere
to choose, to select, to pick
Looks like
to school (false visual stretch)
not a cognate
⚠️ The trap
Not a visual false friend but highly irregular: scelgo, scegli, sceglie, scegliamo, scegliete, scelgono. Past participle: scelto. Learners expect a regular pattern and are caught out. 'Ho scelto male' = 'I chose badly'. 'Di nostra scelta' = 'of our choosing'.
To say "not a cognate" in Italian:
N/A
"scegliere" in English means:
to choose, to select, to pick
Example
"Scegli tu: cinema o teatro?"
"You choose: cinema or theatre?"
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