affordare
afford
Afford is translated to 'affordare' in Italian. This verb is used to express the ability to pay for something, or to be able to do something without negative consequences. For example, 'Can you afford this car?' means 'Puoi permetterti questa macchina?' and 'I can't afford to lose my job' means 'Non posso permettermi di perdere il mio lavoro.'
Example sentences using: affordare
Non posso affordare un nuovo computer adesso.
I can't afford a new computer now.
This sentence is making use of the term 'affordare' to express the inability of the speaker to financially handle the purchase of a new computer at the present moment.
Vorrebbe affordare una casa più grande.
He would like to afford a bigger house.
In this example, 'affordare' is used to refer to the desire of the person to be able to financially handle buying a larger house.
Posso affordare solo un piccolo pranzo.
I can only afford a small lunch.
This sentence is using 'affordare' to indicate that the speaker can only financially manage a small lunch, implying a limitation in their spending ability.