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Is there a passive infinitive in Italian?
Is there a passive infinitive in Italian?
What is the passive infinitive of, e.g., amare in Italian? Verbix's conjugation says "avere amato". Is that correct or the only possibility?
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Does the "si passivante" come from the Latin passive case?
Does the si passivante come from the Latin passive?
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"farsi amare" vs. "farsi amato"
I've seen that "farsi amare" means "to make it loved", but why wouldn't that be "farsi amato"?
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Did the reflexive case in Italian originate from Latin's passive case?
Did the reflexive case in Italian originate from Latin's passive case?
For example: Farsi (Latin: fari), amarsi (Latin: amari), etc.?
Rohlfs, Grammatica storica della lingua italiana (vol. 2): ...
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Is the reflexive infinitive really a passive infinitive?
Is the reflexive infinitive (e.g., farsi) really a passive infinitive?
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"fare" (active?) vs. "farsi" (passive?)
In Latin, the passive infinitive, for example, of amare is amari. What is the passive infinitive of amare in Italian? Avere amato or the reflexive farsi amare? What's the difference?
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