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Fare accomodare and accomodarsi

verb accomodare is often used in its reflexive form, accomodarsi, especially in formal situations, such as...

Using auguri in everyday conversation

1  Play Caption   We can use augurare with a reflexive ending, too: augurarsi. We use this form...

Getting fed up with stufare

way is to use the verb stufare reflexively: stufarsi (to get fed up, to be...

Making do with arrangiarsi

ends meet."    A related word A related reflexive verb is accontentarsi, which we have talked...

Talking about the weather in Italian

also sound. It's often expressed in its reflexive form. Il cielo si sta schiarendo (the...

Italian Ways to Think about Things

the verb mettere (to put) in its reflexive form (mettersi). This often implies a certain...

Noioso: Boring or Annoying?

this verb to be used in its reflexive form annoiarsi. In this case it's always...

Making Do with Accontentarsi

are making them happy.   Making do The reflexive verb accontentarsi implies that something may not be up...

Meritare (to deserve, to merit)

have noticed that the speaker uses the reflexive form of meritare, meritarsi. Both ways are...

Discovering the Passive Voice in Italian

true passive sentence. It's also not a reflexive sentence because the piazza can't renovate itself. Here...

How to Wear Clothes in Italian

is vestire (to dress), used in the reflexive, vestirsi. In other words, it's not a...

Come si suol dire (as they say)

one, which is merely "to organize," or if it's reflexive as in our example, "to get organized."...

Another Way to Notice Something (or Not), in Italian

Blu  Play Caption   Accorgersi Accorgersi (to notice) is reflexive and comes with its grammatical baggage especially...

Fare i conti (Taking Things into Account) Part 2

context. There is a lesson on the pronominal, reflexive verb accorgersene, so check it out.   Fare i...

Fare i conti (Taking Things into Account) Part 1

to use the noun conto is in the reflexive phrasal verb rendersi conto (to realize):   Avevo capito...

Bilancio or Bilancia?

soldi?  Play Caption   Bilanciare also has a reflexive form bilanciarsi. In this case it's intransitive....

How to Fix Things in Italian Part 3

As with many verbs, there is a reflexive form of accomodare, and in this case,...

Fixing Things in Italian Part 1

Here we have an example using the reflexive form of the verb. It can mean...

3 Ways to Get It Wrong in Italian

verb sbagliare (to make a mistake) plus reflexive form sbagliarsi (to be mistaken), and its...

Asking Questions in Italian part 2

Caption   Asking yourself a question We use the reflexive for this in Italian:   Allora, pur con...

A Tricky but Useful Pronominal Verb Volerci

things and often has to do with reflexive and reciprocal verbs. It can also be an...

"Get Lost" in Italian

is "to invite somebody to leave": The reflexive form congedarsi is "to ask for and obtain permission...

Getting Undressed in Italian

get undressed. In Italian, the verb is reflexive: spogliarsi. We've come a long way from...

Noticing Things (or Not) in Italian with Accorgersi

some sense of it. Hint: It is reflexive, and while some verbs can be both...