{"id":1315,"date":"2019-04-21T13:27:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yabla.com\/german-blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2019-07-23T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T10:26:11","slug":"by-accident-in-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yabla.com\/italian-blog\/2019\/04\/21\/by-accident-in-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say “on Purpose” and “by Accident” in Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When traveling in Italy, you might say or do something that you didn’t intend to: that is, by accident. But if you’re not familiar with certain Italian customs and expressions, or you use a word in the wrong context, you can easily make a fool of yourself or offend someone else. That’s why knowing how to explain that you’ve done something by accident in Italian can prevent an awkward moment or correct a misunderstanding. Let’s look at some Italian words and phrases you can use when accidents happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you say “accident” in Italian?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"accident\"
un piccolo incidente<\/strong><\/em>
a minor accident<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our first Italian term for “accident” is l’incidente<\/em>, which we use <\/em>when referring to an actual accident, like falling off a bike or getting into a car crash. As we discuss below, this noun has a false friend<\/a> in English (“incident”), so it’s important not to mix them up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ha fatto un incidente<\/strong> con una moto.<\/em>
He got in a motorcycle accident<\/strong>.<\/p>La Ladra – Ep. 5 – Chi la fa l’aspetti – Part 8 of 14<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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