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In the passive voice, the agent (the entity performing the action) is normally introduced by the preposition **da** (by). However, in formal contexts—such as news reports, official announcements, or negotiations—Italian often expands this to **da parte di**.

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You can use **da parte di** instead of **da** to emphasize that the agent is an institution, a collective group, or a formal entity, such as a government, a trade union, or an administration.

Because it ends in **di**, you must combine it with the definite article of the noun that follows, creating standard articulated prepositions like **del**, **della**, **dell'**, or **dei**.

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This structure is extremely common in bureaucratic language and official communications, such as when discussing contracts, press releases, or legal requests.

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It is also perfectly suited for collective groups, like workers or management, especially when highlighting the different sides of a formal negotiation.

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Formal passive agents (da parte di)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

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 reform	la riforma
by (institutional or formal agent)	da parte di
the government	il governo
The reform was approved by the government.	La riforma è stata approvata da parte del governo.
to reject	respingere
the trade union	il sindacato
The offer was rejected by the trade union.	L'offerta è stata respinta da parte del sindacato.
The contract was signed by the company without hesitating.	Il contratto è stato firmato da parte dell'azienda senza esitare.
the press release	il comunicato
the ministry	il ministero
The press release was published by the ministry.	Il comunicato è stato pubblicato da parte del ministero.
the worker (general)	il lavoratore
The agreement is discussed as much by the workers as by the management.	L'accordo è discusso tanto da parte dei lavoratori quanto da parte della direzione.
official	ufficiale
This official document is requested by the committee.	Questo documento ufficiale è richiesto da parte del comitato.
It took two hours to read the official press release to the workers.	Ci sono volute due ore per leggere il comunicato ufficiale ai lavoratori.
The government rejected the reform without providing an explanation.	Il governo ha respinto la riforma senza fornire una spiegazione.
The project was presented by the commission.	Il progetto è stato presentato da parte della commissione.
The new rule was respected by the population.	La nuova regola è stata rispettata da parte della popolazione.
The reform was rejected by the ministry.	La riforma è stata respinta da parte del ministero.
The official press release was published by the union.	Il comunicato ufficiale è stato pubblicato da parte del sindacato.
the request	la richiesta
the administration	l'amministrazione
Every request was rejected by the administration.	Ogni richiesta è stata respinta da parte dell'amministrazione.
the spokesperson	il portavoce
The decision must be confirmed by the spokesperson.	La decisione deve essere confermata da parte del portavoce.
The project will not be funded by the government.	Il progetto non sarà finanziato da parte del governo.
Was this document sent by the union?	Questo documento è stato inviato da parte del sindacato?
The request was rejected by the administration.	La richiesta è stata respinta da parte dell'amministrazione.
The official press release was confirmed by the spokesperson.	Il comunicato ufficiale è stato confermato da parte del portavoce.
the guard	la guardia
The thief was stopped by the guard.	Il ladro è stato fermato da parte della guardia.
The guard checks every door at night.	La guardia controlla ogni porta di notte.

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