Word
Voglio che il truccatore faccia un buon lavoro.
Meaning
I want the makeup artist to do a good job.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Voglio che il truccatore faccia un buon lavoro.
un
a / an (masculine)
buono
good
il lavoro
work / job
fare
to do / to make
Questions & Answers about Voglio che il truccatore faccia un buon lavoro.
Why does Italian use che here instead of translating "to do" with an infinitive?
In English, we say "I want someone to do something." In Italian, when the person wanting is different from the person doing the action, you cannot use an infinitive. Instead, you must use che (that) followed by a conjugated verb in the subjunctive mood. Literally, you are saying "I want that the makeup artist does a good job."
How is faccia formed, and what verb does it come from?
Faccia is the present subjunctive form of the highly irregular verb fare (to do/make). In the present subjunctive, the singular forms (I, you, he/she/it) of fare are all faccia. It is triggered here by the phrase Voglio che (I want that), which expresses a desire or wish.
Why is the adjective written as buon instead of buono?
The masculine singular adjective buono drops its final letter when it comes directly before a noun that starts with a vowel or most consonants. Since lavoro starts with an L, buono shortens to buon. You only keep the full word buono before nouns starting with tricky consonant sounds like Z or S plus another consonant.
If the makeup artist were a woman, how would the word truccatore change?