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In this lesson you will study the impersonal form with ‘si’, which is more or less the Italian equivalent of the passive form in English. For example, in English: In Bologna people eat a lot of meat. (active form) In Bologna a lot of meat is eaten. (passive form) The same effect is achieved in Italian using the “impersonal si” and the ...
Se vs. si. if, whether. Vi dispiace se mi siedo qui ? (Do you mind if I sit here?) Se fossi libero, accetterei il suo invito . (If I were free, I would accept his invitation.) (the pronoun "si" becomes "se" when followed by a third-person direct object clitic: lo, la, li, le, or ne) Guardatelo. Non se lo merita . (Look at him.
26 Απρ 2020 · How and When to use the “SI impersonale” in Italian. Il SI impersonale is used to talk, in a detached manner, about events or situations involving an indefinite and nonspecific subject (all the people) and it’s used both in spoken and written language (but it’s used more in this last case).
In Italian, all verbs have the impersonal forms – both transitive and intransitive ones. Bases on the context, we can use the following constructions. si or uno + verb in 3 rd person singular; For Example: A Natale si mangia il panettone – (For Christmas you eat panettone)
For pronominal verbs composed of a reflexive pronoun (si) + la/le/ne, you need to match the reflexive pronoun to the person in question. Thereby -i becomes -e: mi > me, ti > te, si > se and so on. The other pronoun (la/le/ne) remains unchanged.
18 Ιαν 2020 · Note: When there are two pronouns one of which is si or ci (but not in combination) those become se and ce and both pronouns move ahead of the verb. Remember: In double pronoun constructions the reflexive pronouns become me , te , se , ce , ve , se .
SI is an impersonal pronoun meaning “one” (someone). Let’s learn how to use the impersonal SI correctly in Italian.
