Italian impersonal construction (Si impersonale)
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Sign up for freeImpersonal sentences are sentences without a determinate subject, but that are rather carried out by everyone or someone or something non-specified.
Lesson outline
HideImpersonal form with Si (One/You)
Si is used in Italian to form impersonal sentences.
It could be roughly translated as "One", "You" or "They"..
Impersonal form: Si + Verb + Rest of the sentence
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Sulla torre si sale a piedi. | You go on the top of the tower on foot. |
| Non si capisce niente. | One can't understand anything. |
| Si aggiungono farina e sale. | Add flour and salt. |
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Merging of Si with the verb
Sometimes Si could also be attached after the main verb; this happens especially in advertising.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Sul cartello c'è scritto Vendesi. | On the sign stands "For sale" |
| Affittasi spazioso appartamento. | Spacious flat for rent. |