Breakdown of Impegnatevi nel progetto solidale che abbiamo iniziato.
avere
to have
in
in / made of (material)
il progetto
the project
iniziare
to start
che
who, that (relative pronoun)
solidale
supportive, charitable
impegnarsi
to commit oneself, to get involved
Questions & Answers about Impegnatevi nel progetto solidale che abbiamo iniziato.
Why is vi attached to the end of impegnatevi?
Impegnatevi is an affirmative command (imperative). When giving a positive command in Italian, reflexive pronouns like vi (yourselves) are attached directly to the end of the verb. The base verb for the voi (you all) form is impegnate. Adding the pronoun makes it one word: impegnate + vi = impegnatevi.
Why does the sentence use nel instead of just in?
Nel is formed by combining the preposition in (in) with the definite article il (the). The verb impegnarsi (to commit oneself) is followed by in, and since we are talking about a specific project, we need il progetto. Together, in + il becomes nel.
Since progetto is a masculine noun, why does the adjective solidale end in -e?
Why does iniziare take avere (abbiamo iniziato) here instead of essere?
The verb iniziare (to start) takes avere in the past tense when it has a direct object (when you start something). In this sentence, the relative pronoun che (that) refers to the project we started, acting as the direct object, so we use abbiamo.
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