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Non voglio vederti uccidere proprio ora.

Non voglio vederti ucciso proprio ora.

I assume that they both mean "I don't want to see you killed now", but what is the difference between using Infinitivo and Participio passato?

Incidentally, I wonder if the Infinitivo version can also mean "see you kill (somebody)" if a direct object follows "uccidere"?

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The former can have another meaning:

Non voglio vederti uccidere (qualcuno) proprio ora.

I don't want to see you kill (somebody) now.

The use of participio passato states that I don't want to see you killed now by someone else.

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  • Hi. If you use a pronoun like "lo" instead, do you say "Non voglio vederti ucciderlo (or: ucciderla)"? Jan 7, 2018 at 8:44
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    @Alone-zee: Yes, it's that way.
    – Charo
    Jan 7, 2018 at 9:25

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