Italian Grammar: Si Passivante

We just learned the si impersonale, but there is another role that si can play, and it's called si passivante. Let's check it out!
Script by Patrizia Farina, Professor of Italian at Western Connecticut State University and Purchase College.
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[@waldemarlis5290]

Excellent, brief, and to the point

[@sondosyasser5981]

Your explanation is perfect ❤💕 Can you explain it with passato prossimo

[@nahlamagdy270]

Grazie mille that was very useful 😍😍😍

[@zelid8163]

thanks

[@mystic6236]

You’re amazing and I love your videos! I’m learning Italian and I’m enjoying it so much!!! Are you American? I wish you all the best! You just gained a new subscriber 😊

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Glad you like! Yes I'm American but my parents are Italian immigrants.

[@nickipicki]

Buon video, grazie mille

[@judesherinfernando7535]

Very good

[@michelletanner6361]

Great lesson, as always, thank you. When can we expect the lesson that presents more detail that you mention, please?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

just look through my italian playlist!

[@alberteinstein9249]

thanks for teaching me this buddy .I can teach you theory of relativity if you want.

[@niccolowadia3761]

HI Prof. I can't understand si + dir. obj. & si + ind. obj. ; I know si is a reflex. pron. but the objects I can't get them .. THNX

[@joyride999]

As a native Italian I just say perfect!

[@ufuklar3533]

I think it's supposed to be "la gente falsa si ignora". Otherwise, thanks prof!!

[@simontsegaygebre4196]

Il mare ? The sea not the ocean

[@godgrace7294]

Please explain it in detail prof dave.

[@drumpfbad5258]

I'm sorry, you must have clicked on a different video