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#111: The "Si Passivante" Construction
Season 1 · Episode 111

#111: The "Si Passivante" Construction

Italian Grammar Made Easy · Margherita Berti

November 30, 20237m 52s

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Show Notes

The “si passivante” construction, called “passive si” in English, is used when we don’t want to specify the subject of the sentence. This construction is very common in Italian.


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