L’addetto mi fa passare all’ingresso perché il biglietto è valido.

to be

Breakdown of L’addetto mi fa passare all’ingresso perché il biglietto è valido.

• perché: because
• mi: me
• il biglietto: the ticket

Questions & Answers about L’addetto mi fa passare all’ingresso perché il biglietto è valido.

Why is L’addetto written with an apostrophe?

Because it is a shortened form of lo addetto.

In Italian, lo is the masculine singular definite article used before certain sounds, but before a vowel it usually becomes l’:

• lo addetto → l’addetto

So l’addetto means the staff member, the attendant, or the employee, depending on context.

What does addetto mean here?

Addetto means a person assigned to a particular job or function. In this sentence, l’addetto is probably:

• an attendant
• a staff member
• a gate employee
• someone checking entry

You will often see addetto in expressions like:

• addetto alla sicurezza = security staff member
• addetto alla reception = reception staff member
• addetto alle vendite = sales assistant

What is mi doing in the sentence?

Mi means me and is an indirect object pronoun here.

In mi fa passare, it means makes/allows me to pass.

So the structure is:

• fa = he/she makes / lets
• mi = me
• passare = pass / go through / enter

Italian places object pronouns like mi, ti, gli, le, ci before the conjugated verb:

• mi fa passare = he/she lets me through