Learn Italian: Il ragazzo si veste bene.

In Italian, the verb for "to dress" is vestirsi, which is a reflexive verb. It literally means "to dress oneself." The word si means "himself," so the sentence is literally saying "The boy dresses himself well."

Why does si come before the verb veste?

Reflexive pronouns like si, mi, and ti go immediately before the conjugated verb. So, the sentence order is si veste (himself dresses) instead of putting the pronoun at the end.

What is the dictionary form of the verb veste?

The base verb is vestirsi (to dress oneself). It comes from the regular -ire verb vestire. Since il ragazzo is "he" (third-person singular), we drop the -ire and add the ending -e, making it veste.

Why does the sentence use bene instead of buono?

Bene means "well" and is used to describe an action, like how the boy dresses. Buono means "good" and is used to describe a noun (like a good apple). Since we are describing the action veste, we must use bene.