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When managing a busy hotel, you constantly delegate tasks. In Italian, you use the causative verbs **fare** (to make / to have someone do something) and **lasciare** (to let someone do something) followed directly by an infinitive verb.

### Placing pronouns with causative verbs

Usually, when a conjugated verb is followed by an infinitive, you can choose to attach an object pronoun (like **lo**, **la**, **li**, or **le**) to the end of the infinitive. 

However, causative verbs are an important exception. With **fare** and **lasciare**, clitic pronouns must **strictly precede** the conjugated causative verb. You can never attach them to the infinitive.

- **Correct:** *Lo faccio chiamare.*
- **Incorrect:** *Faccio chiamarlo.*

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The exact same rule applies when using **lasciare** to let someone do a task. The pronoun sits right before the conjugated form of *lasciare*.

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### Negative sentences

In negative sentences, the word **non** simply goes before the object pronoun. The pronoun and the causative verb remain tightly locked together.

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Clitic pronouns with causative verbs (Lo faccio chiamare)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
the porter	il facchino
Seeing as the customer is tired, I have the porter help him.	Visto che il cliente è stanco, lo faccio aiutare dal facchino.
the service failure	il disservizio
the maintenance worker	il manutentore
There is a service failure, so I have the maintenance worker check it.	C'è un disservizio, quindi lo faccio controllare dal manutentore.
the minibar	il frigobar
to restock	rifornire
Given that the minibars are empty, I am having them restocked immediately.	Dato che i frigobar sono vuoti, li faccio rifornire subito.
to delegate	delegare
the housekeeper	la governante
It is a feasible task, I let the housekeeper delegate it.	È un compito fattibile, lo lascio delegare alla governante.
the vacuum cleaner (m)	l'aspirapolvere
If the vacuum cleaner is broken, I have the maintenance worker repair it.	Se l'aspirapolvere è rotto, lo faccio riparare dal manutentore.
the fitted carpet	la moquette
to remove a stain	smacchiare
The fitted carpet is very dirty, I let the housekeeper remove the stain from it.	La moquette è molto sporca, la lascio smacchiare alla governante.
The customer complains about the service failure, but I don't have the housekeeper resolve it.	Il cliente si lamenta del disservizio, ma non lo faccio risolvere alla governante.
Water is missing in the minibars, I let you restock them.	Manca l'acqua nei frigobar, li lascio rifornire a te.
Given that the fitted carpet is full of dust, I have it cleaned with the vacuum cleaner.	Dato che la moquette è piena di polvere, la faccio pulire con l'aspirapolvere.
This tablecloth is a disaster, I let you remove the stain from it.	Questa tovaglia è un disastro, la lascio smacchiare a te.
The task is boring, but I don't let anyone delegate it.	Il compito è noioso, ma non lo lascio delegare a nessuno.
The bags are heavy, so I have the porter carry them.	I bagagli sono pesanti, quindi li faccio portare dal facchino.

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