Word
Si impegna ad arrivare in orario.
Meaning
She commits herself to arriving on time.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Si impegna ad arrivare in orario.
arrivare
to arrive
a
to
in orario
on time
impegnarsi
to commit oneself
Questions & Answers about Si impegna ad arrivare in orario.
What verb is si impegna from, and what tense/person is it?
It comes from impegnarsi, which is the pronominal/reflexive form of impegnare.
In si impegna:
- impegna = present indicative
- si = reflexive/pronominal pronoun
- the whole form is 3rd person singular
So it can mean:
- he commits himself
- she commits herself
- it commits itself (less common depending on context)
- you commit yourself in the formal Lei form
Why is there si here? Is it reflexive?
Yes. In this sentence, si is part of the verb impegnarsi.
Impegnarsi often means:
- to commit oneself
- to make a commitment
- to undertake
So si impegna is not just impegna with an extra word added randomly. The si belongs to the verb.
Important: this is not the impersonal si here. It is a normal 3rd-person singular reflexive/pronominal form.
Who is doing the action? The sentence doesn’t say a subject.