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Ciao @niccolowadia3761 and thank you for your question! Given the definition that a verb is considered reflexive when it has the same subject and direct object, this combination doesn't apply to causative verbs, which - on the contrary - require the subject to be different from the object. Notwithstanding this, in the major group of reflexive verbs, you may also find the so-called 'verbi reciproci' (e.g. abbracciarsi, incontrarsi), which require the subject and the object to undertake the same action on each other. In this case, the causative verbs may be combined with these 'verbi reciproci'. An example: 'mi sono fatto abbracciare da Maria' (literally: I made Maria hug me). This could sound like a strange example, but it is not grammatically incorrect to say. Hope this responds to your question! Ciao!😊

@@ItalianwithGermana Ti Ringrazio Germana

Ciao @8717d 😊, thank you for your message! So, it is a fact that each region in Italy has its own specific dialect and consequently pronunciation. For this reason, you may easily find people pronouncing a word with an 'E chiusa' in the north, and maybe find others pronouncing the same word with a 'E aperta' in the south, or the other way around. I can certainly tell you that in troncated-stress words like 'caffè', the 'E' should be 'aperta', and in words like 'perché' the 'E' at the end of the word should be 'chiusa'- These are just two examples that I hope will help you clarify the pronunciation of the E.

Ciao @patriciaserena3175! Sono molto felice di leggere il tuo messaggio! Grazie 🤩

Ciao @8717d! Thank you for your question! First of all, 'stato' is the past participle of the verb 'essere' (to be), whereas 'fosse' is the subjunctive mood (congiuntivo imperfetto in Italian) of the same verb, conjugated in the 3rd pers. sing. Check my video on the subjunctive to know more about this interesting mood in Italian on this link: czcams.com/video/_ySoLCQQFkk/video.html However, In the examples you shared, I believe that 'stato trattato' misses the full auxiliary verb 'essere'. It can be 'è stato trattato' (Passato Prossimo in Italian). You can have a closer look at the Passato Prossimo in Italian here: czcams.com/video/pR5WW5GYYa0/video.html); or it can also be 'sia stato trattato' (please refer to the Subjunctive mood video for this). Hope this clarifies and enjoy your Italian language journey!✨

Thanks! The videos were very helpful. Is there a difference in meaning between promettilo/promettila and promettiglielo/promettigliela? Do they all mean “promise him/her”? Grazie

Ciao @@8717d! Yes, there is! 😊 'promettilo/-a' means 'promise it' (-lo refers to masculine objects, whereas -la refers to feminine objects). While 'promettiglielo/-la' means 'promise it to him/her' (where 'lo again refers to masculine objects and -la to feminine objects)! So grammatically speaking, we are talking about direct and indirect object pronouns, which you can also combine (as for 'promettiglielo/-la) to form the so-called combined object pronouns! Again, I have a video to suggest to you, if you want to go in-depth with this grammar point: czcams.com/video/O93RzP-6wo4/video.html Hope it helps! Best,

Grazie! I understand now! One more question, in promettiglielo, where is the stress placed? Is it on the first “i”?

Prego @@8717d! :) The stress in 'promettiglielo' is on the first 'e'!

Ciao @lauracomensoli5991!😊Grazie per il tuo commento, hai ragione! Avrei dovuto specificare che quella mostrata è soltanto una delle tante varietà esistenti, nello specifico al cioccolato e nocciole. Buone Feste!🎄💫

Ciao @szuszekos!😊 grazie per il tuo commento! Il video è stato pensato per un pubblico principalmente anglofono, come anche la maggior parte dei miei video. Per il momento, gli unici contenuti che puoi trovare esclusivamente in lingua italiana sono nella sezione ‘Vlog’ e ‘Podcast’ sul mio canale. Spero troverai qualcosa di tuo gradimento! Un saluto🤗

wow, @@ItalianwithGermana , non avrei mai creduto di poter ricevere una risposta, grazie mille <3 io cercherò quella serzione di sicuro. Saluti :)

This is so sadly true. We must always bear in mind and be consciously aware of this every day. Thank you for pointing this out. 🫂

Ciao @Healthy_Techie!😊 Grazie for this interesting question! There are many board games we play at Christmas! One of my favorite is 'la tombola', 'il mercante in fiera', and also card games such as 'tressette' and 'sette e mezzo'! These are the most popular, but you can also find people playing 'il gioco dell'oca', and many others! Buon Natale anche a te e alla tua famiglia! Un caro saluto. ❤

Ciao @dennisgungor9399! In the word 'approfittatene', the stress is on the 'i', whereas it is on the second 'a' - as you said - in the word 'andarsene'. And correct! It is also on the 'a' for both 'presentatisi' and 'presentatesi'!👏

Ciao @dennisgungor9399!☺️ this is a great idea! I will post it on my instagram (@germanasantarelli) as a reel in the next days! Noted ✍️, and thank you for the interesting request!

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This is a very interesting question! The structure of the phrase is correct, but as you said it would sound a little bit awkward to a native. You would more often hear ‘non so/parlo bene l’inglese’ or ‘(non) sono bravo/-a in inglese’! Hope it clarifies!☺️ thanks again for this question!

Yes, that’s what I thought.

Ciao @paulkuzmenko4411!🤗 Grazie a te per il tuo messaggio!! Da quanto tempo!

Ciao Scott, grazie per la tua domanda! In questo caso ‘sa’ (sapere) si riferisce all’abilità della persona di fare qualcosa (essere gentile). Differentemente - in questo contesto - ‘può’ avrebbe dato più una connotazione di permesso, che era lontana dal significato che volevamo dare alla frase. Spero sia più chiaro ora! 😊

Grazie mille

so happy to hear this!❤

devi tornare presto!!

So glad to hear this!🫶🏼

Ciao @spacedragon_! 😊 'on sale' in inglese (in questo caso inglese americano) può voler dire anche 'in saldo'. Questo era infatti il significato che volevamo comunicare. Ad ogni modo, grazie per il tuo commento!