Tag Archives: How to use “a piacere”

It is tempting to think that all Italian words with an -are, -ere, or -ire ending are only verbs and lack any other function.  Piacere, for instance, is the Italian verb that means to like, and most students feel that they have mastered its use once they learn its tricky conjugation.  But piacere pops up in many common expressions as a noun as well, especially in polite phrases! How do we recognize when piacere is being used as a noun?  This is easy!  Like any other Italian noun, piacere will be preceded by a definite article (the Italian word for …