Si Passivante: Challenging — Differentiating Four Types of Si — Si Passivante (B1)

Si Passivante·Si Passivante: Challenging — Differentiating Four Types of Si

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Rule reminder

Italian has four main uses of 'si': (1) Reflexive si (action done to oneself), (2) Reciprocal si (action done to each other), (3) Si passivante (passive meaning), (4) Si impersonale (impersonal 'one/people').

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In 'Si costruisce un nuovo teatro in centro' — what type of 'si' is used?