Two questions ?
What is the difference of "a" and "di" belows sentences :
Marco aiuta una signora a portare le valigie.
Marco decide di prendere l'autobus.
For example : in english we use "to" after the verb . But, in italian something is different and i couldn't catch that.
i decided to .....
i helped a lady to carry .. ...
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In Italian different verbs call for different preposition when you build a sentence with the infinitive. English always use "to" with the verbs in the infinitive form. But also English can use different prepositions when using the -ing form (for instance "I think to quit" and "I think of quitting")
Other Italian verbs and their prepositions when connecting to another verb.
Penso di fare = I think to do
prova a prendere = try to take
andiamo a giocare = let's go to play
Cercate di esserci = try to be there
And many verbs don't use any preposition
Voglio crederti = I want to believe you
These are the so-called "verbi servili" ("servants verbs): volere, potere, dovere and sapere (this last only when meaning of "being able to"). In English just "must" and "can" act this way I believe.
For the others, I suggest you to look on a dictionary to know if the verb calls for "a" or "di"
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