Si

Table of contents

1 Translingual 2 French 2.1 Conjunction 2.2 Interjection 3 Interlingua 3.3 Adverb 4 Italian 4.4 Indefinite pronoun 4.5 Reflexive pronoun 4.6 Pronoun 4.6.1 Note 4.7 Often confused with 5 Spanish 5.8 Conjunction 5.8.2 Often confused with 6 Volapük 6.9 Interjection 7 Nevbosh 7.10 Conjunction

Translingual

Conjunction

1. if.

1. affirmative or exclamative form of yes

Adverb

1. yes

Indefinite pronoun

1. one, you, we, they, people

   Note: In this sense, si is often translated using the passive in English.

2. Examples:

   • Non si deve parlare così (One/You/We/They/People shouldn't speak like that)
   • Si parla italiano qui (Italian is spoken here or One/You/We/They/People speak(s) Italian here)

1. (impersonal) oneself; (masculine) himself; (feminine) herself; (plural) themselves; (reciprocal) each other, one another

   Examples:

   • Giovanni si è fatto male (Giovanni has hurt himself)
   • Carlo e Laura si amano (Carlo and Laura love each other)

2. Note: With some verbs, si is not translated in English.
3. Examples:

   • Marco si è rotto il braccio (Marco has broken his arm)
   • Si è svegliata alle nove (She woke up at nine)

1. (the so-called si passivante, used to form the passive voice of a verb) it (but also see note below)

   Example: Si dice che Maria voleva uccidere Giovanni (It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni)

2. Note: In this sense, verb + si is often translated as become or get + past participle in English.
3. Examples:

   • Ci vuole un po' di tempo per abituarsi (It takes a while to become accustomed)
   • A Luca piace ubriacarsi (Luca likes to get drunk)

Conjunction

1. if.

Interjection

1. yes.