ITALIAN 232 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Infinitive, Gelati Monastery, Reflexive Pronoun
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Used when the subject carries out the action of the verb. Formed by using the appropriate tense of essere + past participle. Verbs can be conjugated in the passive voice in any tense or mood. Si passivante is equivalent to the passive voice. Formed with si and the third person singular or plural of a verb that takes a direct object (transitive verb) La scorsa estate si sono mangiati molto gelati. Last summer, a lot of ice cream was eaten. Used when the subject of the sentence is non-specific or unimportant for the speaker. Dopo il lavoro si va al bar. Formed by the pronoun si and the third person singular of any verb when the subject is not expressed. When using a reflexive or reciprocal verb with si impersonale, replace the si of the reflexive with ci. Fare + infinitive indicates that the subject is causing something to be done or causing someone else to do something.
