Rebecca 静芳 รีเบคก้า
Domande italiane Non ci siamo divertiti ieri sera. -- Why is siamo used here instead of abbiamo to express past tense or Passato Prossimo?
Oct 2, 2019 1:43 AM
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Hello. It's because "divertirsi" is a reflexive verb and it is different from "divertire", that is non - reflexive. Dirvertirsi = the action has effect on the person that is speaking (es: NOI ci divertiamo) Divertire = the action expressed by the verb has effects on a third person (il clown divertiva il pubblico) Reflexive verbs use "essere" as auxiliar, non reflexive "avere" So: "Noi ci siamo divertiti" "Il clown aveva divertito il pubblico". I hope I solved your doubt.
October 2, 2019
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The passato prossimo of reflexive verbs is always formed with "essere" as the auxiliary verb. So it's "mi sono divertito/a", "ti sei divertito/a" etc. even though non-reflexive "divertire" has "avere" as the auxiliary.
October 2, 2019
Grazie mille!
October 3, 2019
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