Chapter 13 Grammar

Question 1

Fare

Answer 1

to make, have get

Question 2

Fare + infinito

Answer 2

used to form a causative construction in which the subject of the sentence does not perform the action but rather causes something to be done or causes someone else to do something

Question 3

Non-causative vs causative

Answer 3

Non-causative
Il professore corregge gli esami.
The teacher corrects the exam

Causative
Il professore fa correggere gli esami.
The teacher has the exams corrected.

Fa corregger gli esami agli assistenti
He has the assistants correct the exams.

Question 4

In the causative construction, noun objects follow

Answer 4

the infinitive

Fai suonare Marco
Have Marco play

Question 5

In the causative construction, pronoun objects normally ? the conjugated form of fare

Answer 5

precede

Lo faccio suonare domani
I’ll have him play tomorrow

Question 6

In the causative construction, pronoun objects ? and are ? to fare only in the infinitive, gerund, past participle and imperative (tu, voi, noi forms)

Answer 6

follow
are attached

Mi piace farlo suonare
I like to have him play

Facendolo suonare gli hai fatto un piacere.
By making him play, you did him a favor.

Fattolo suonare, gli hanno dato un premio.
Having made him play, they gave him a prize.

Fatelo suonare acora.
Have him play again.

Question 7

If the infinitive following fare is reflexive, the reflexive pronoun is

Answer 7

omitted

Su, bambini, non fate arrabbiare la mamma.
Com on, children, don’t make mother get mad.

Question 8

When the causative construction has one object (either a person or a thing), it is a

Answer 8

direct object

La mamma fa mangiare la bambina; la fa mangiare
The mother makes the child eat; she makes her eat.

Ho fatto tradurre i verbi; li ho fatti tradurre.
I had the verbs translated; I had them translated

Question 9

When the causative construction has two objects (the person performing the action and a thing receiving the action), the thing is the ? and the person the ?

Answer 9

direct object
indirect object

La mamma fa mangiare la minestra alla bambina; le fa mangiare la minestra.
The mother makes the child eat the soup; she makes her eat the sound.

Faccio scrivere una lettera da Stefano
I have Stefano write a letter.

Question 10

Farsi + infinitive is used to express

Answer 10

to have or get something done for oneself by someone else (usually involving parts of the body or clothing). When the person made to perform the action is expressed, da + person is used.

Question 11

Farsi + infinitive is also used for expressions such as

Answer 11

to make or get oneself understood, heard, loved, arrested, invited, where the action performed affects the subject of the sentence.

Per farti capire da tutti,
In order to make yourself understood by everyone,

Question 12

Lasciare

Answer 12

to let, to allow, to permit

Question 13

Laciare + infinitive

Answer 13

used just like let + infinitive in English

Lascio uscire la mia gatta.
I let my cat go out.

La lascio uscire tre volte al giorno.
I let her go out three times a day.

Question 14

In laciare + infinitive, noun objects ? the infinitive

Answer 14

follow

Hanno lasciato scappare il prigioniero
They let the prisoner escape.

Question 15

In laciare + infinitive, pronoun objects ?

Answer 15

normally precede the conjugated form of lasciare

L’anno lasciato scappare.
They let him escape.

Question 16

In laciare + infinitive, pronoun objects ? only in the infinitive, gerund, past participle and imperative (tu, voi, noi forms)

Answer 16

follow and are attached to lasciare

Non dovevate lasciarlo scappare.
You were not supposed to let him escape

Lasciandolo scappare, mi avete messo nei guai.
By letting him escape, you got me in trouble.

Lasciatolo scappare, sono disperato.
Having let him escape, I am desperate.

Lasciatemi in pace.
Leave me alone.

Question 17

In laciare + infinitive, if the infinitive is reflexive, the reflexive pronoun is

Answer 17

omitted

Lui vuole alzarsi, ma il dottore non lo lascia alzare.
He wants to get up, but the doctor won’t let him get up.

Question 18

Lasciare + infinitive is the equivalent of

Answer 18

permettere di + infinitive

Lasciare + direct object + infinitive
Lasciatela parlare.
Let her speak.

permettere + indirect object + di + infinitive
Permettetele di parlare.
Allow her to speak.

Question 19

Laciare and permetter may also be followed by

Answer 19

che + subjunctive

Laciate che parli.
Let her speak.

Permettete che parli.
Allow her to speak.

Question 20

The most common verbs of perception in Italian

Answer 20

vedere (to see)
sentire (to hear)
guardare (to look at, to watch)
udire (to hear)
osservare ( to observe, to watch)
ascoltare ( to listen, listen to)

Question 21

Verbs of perception my be followed ? by the infinitive of another verb

Answer 21

directly

Guardo passare il treno.
I watch the train go by.

Ho visto piangere Anna.
I saw Anna cry (crying).

Question 22

With verbs of perception + infinitive, noun objects ?

Answer 22

follow the infinitive

Hai sentito piangere i bambini?
Did you hear the children cry?

Question 23

With verbs of perception + infinitive, pronoun objects ?

Answer 23

precede the conjugated for of the verb of perception

Si, li ho sentiti piangere.
Yes, I heard them crying.

Question 24

With verbs of perception + infinitive, pronoun objects ? the verb of perception in the infinitive, gerund, past participle or imperative (tu, voi, noi forms)

Answer 24

follow and are attached to

Non mi piace sentirli piangere.
I don’t like to hear them cry.

Sentendoli piangere, vado a consolarli.
Hearing them cry, I go to console them.

Sentitoli piangere, ho chiamato la loro mamma.
Having hear them cry, I called their mother

Sentitili piangere? Perché non vai da loro?

Question 25

With verbs of perception + infinitive, if the infinitive has an object of its own, the noun object is placed ?, the object of the infinitive ?

Answer 25

placed between the verb and the infinitive
follows it

Osserviamo i contadini lavorare la terra.
We watch farmers till the soil

Ho sentito Luciano parlare di Susanna
I heard Luciano talk about Susan.

Question 26

With verbs of perception + infinitive, what may replace the infinitive ?

Answer 26

relative clause with che + indicative
relative clause with mentre + indicative

Ho sentito Luciano cantare una canzone (che cantava una canzone)

Li vedo, uscire di casa (mentre escono di casa) ogni mattina

Question 27

Sentire, in addition to to hear, can mean

Answer 27

to feel or to smell

Sento un dolore allo stomaco
I feel a pain in my stomach

Anche tu senti un cattivo odore?
Do you smell something bad too?

Question 28

VIII secolo

Answer 28

l’ottavo secolo

Question 29

XII secolo

Answer 29

il dodicesimo secolo

Question 30

XIII secolo (1201-1300)

Answer 30

il tredicesimo