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Advanced Vocabulary and Word Formation — Lessico Avanzato·Verbs with essere vs. avere: Meaning Changes
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Rule reminder

Some Italian verbs change meaning depending on whether they use 'essere' (intransitive use) or 'avere' (transitive use). Key pairs: finire — ho finito (I finished something) vs. è finito (it has ended/run out); salire — ho salito (I climbed something) vs. sono salito (I went up); aumentare — ha aumentato (raised something) vs. è aumentato (went up by itself).

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Which sentence means 'The milk has run out'?

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