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Describing symptoms

7 मिनट पढ़ना · passato prossimo + da · Ho la tosse da 3 giorni · Mi fa male... da lunedì

यह पाठ अभी आपकी भाषा में उपलब्ध नहीं है — इसे अंग्रेज़ी में दिखाया जा रहा है।

शब्दावली

sintomosymptom
curatreatment
ricettaprescription
diagnosidiagnosis
specialistaspecialist
febbrefever
tossecough
dolorepain
guarigionerecovery
visitaappointment / visit
allergiaallergy
infezioneinfection
pressioneblood pressure
ricoverohospitalization

Passato prossimo + da

In Italian, to express an action that started in the past and is still ongoing in the present, you use the present tense (or passato prossimo) + da + time expression.

Unlike English which uses "for" + duration or "since" + point in time, Italian uses da for both:

Ho la tosse da 3 giorni → I have had a cough for 3 days
Mi fa male la testa da lunedì → My head has been hurting since Monday
Ho la febbre da ieri sera → I have had a fever since last night

Structure

Verb in the present tense + da + time reference
da can be followed by a number of days (3 giorni), a day (lunedì), or a moment (ieri)

More examples

Non dormo bene da una settimana → I haven't been sleeping well for a week
Ho mal di stomaco da stamattina → I've had a stomachache since this morning
Tossisco da tre giorni → I have been coughing for three days

This structure is essential at the doctor's to specify how long you have had symptoms.

वाक्यांश

Mi fa male la testaSaying you have a headache
Ho la tosse da tre giorniIndicating how long a symptom lasts
Non mi sento beneSaying you do not feel well
Dove fa male?Asking where the pain is
Ho bisogno di una ricettaAsking for a prescription
Può darmi qualcosa per...?Asking for a specific medication
Da quanto tempo ha questi sintomi?To ask how long symptoms have been present
Sono allergico a...To inform the doctor about allergies

आम गलतियाँ

~~Ho la tosse per tre giorni~~
Ho la tosse da tre giorni
For ongoing duration up to the present, use 'da', not 'per'
~~Mi fa male il mio testa~~
Mi fa male la testa
Body parts use the definite article, not the possessive adjective
~~Ho dolore da tre giorni fa~~
Ho dolore da tre giorni
With 'da', you don't add 'fa'. 'Ho dolore da tre giorni' is complete
~~Ho il mal di testa da ieri~~
Ho mal di testa da ieri
'Mal di testa' does not take an article when used with 'ho'
~~Ho il febbre alta~~
Ho la febbre alta
Febbre is feminine: la febbre, not il febbre
~~Mi sento non bene~~
Non mi sento bene
The negation non goes before the reflexive verb (non mi sento)

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