Word
Non ti sei truccata e non ti sei pettinata.
Meaning
You didn't put on makeup and you didn't comb your hair.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Non ti sei truccata e non ti sei pettinata.
e
and
non
not
pettinarsi
to comb one's hair
truccarsi
to put on makeup
Questions & Answers about Non ti sei truccata e non ti sei pettinata.
Why do we use sei here instead of hai? I thought 'you didn't put on makeup' would use a form of avere.
Why do truccata and pettinata end in -a?
What is the rule for the word order with non here?
When making a reflexive verb negative in the past tense, non always goes right before the reflexive pronoun. The unbroken pattern is: Non + reflexive pronoun (ti) + helping verb (sei) + past participle (truccata).
Why aren't there words for 'hair' or 'makeup' in the Italian sentence?
Italian uses specific reflexive verbs for personal grooming. Truccarsi means 'to put makeup on oneself' and pettinarsi means 'to comb one's own hair'. The reflexive pronoun ti ('yourself') handles the fact that it is your own face and hair, so extra nouns aren't needed.