Breakdown of Quando ti sei innamorato della tua fidanzata?
di
of, from
tuo
your
quando
when
innamorarsi
to fall in love
la fidanzata
the girlfriend
Questions & Answers about Quando ti sei innamorato della tua fidanzata?
Since this lesson is about reciprocal pronouns, is ti a reciprocal pronoun here?
No, here ti is just a standard reflexive pronoun. The verb is innamorarsi (to fall in love). It is happening to one person (you). If it were reciprocal, it would be plural, like ci siamo innamorati (we fell in love with each other).
Why is the past tense formed with sei (are) instead of hai (have)?
Because innamorarsi is a reflexive verb. In Italian, all reflexive and reciprocal verbs use essere (to be) as their helper verb in past tenses like the passato prossimo.
Would the ending of innamorato change if I were speaking to a woman?
Yes! Because verbs that use essere as a helper verb must have their past participle agree with the subject. If you were asking a woman, you would say Quando ti sei innamorata?
Why does it say della (of the) when the English translation says "with your"?
Why do we use the article la (inside della) for fidanzata? I thought we dropped articles for family members.
Learn Quando ti sei innamorato della tua fidanzata and more in Italian
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free