Breakdown of Produciamo la merce e la trasportiamo subito.
e
and
subito
immediately / right away
la
her/it (direct object)
la merce
the goods / the merchandise
produrre
to produce
trasportare
to transport
Questions & Answers about Produciamo la merce e la trasportiamo subito.
Since this lesson is about the passive voice with venire, how would we rewrite this active sentence into the passive?
To say "The merchandise is produced and transported immediately" using the dynamic passive, you would say: La merce viene prodotta e (viene) trasportata subito. Notice how venire is conjugated as viene to match la merce, and the past participles (prodotta, trasportata) must end in -a to agree with the feminine singular subject.
What is the infinitive of produciamo and why does it have a 'c' in it?
The infinitive is produrre (to produce). It is an irregular verb that evolved from an older Latin root, producere. Because of this, it keeps the c in its conjugated present tense forms, giving us produciamo (we produce), produco (I produce), and producono (they produce).
In la trasportiamo, what does la refer to and why does it come before the verb?
Does the word merce exist in the plural?
Yes! While la merce is often used in the singular as a collective noun (just like "merchandise" in English), the plural form le merci (goods/freight) exists and is commonly used, such as in the phrase treno merci (freight train).
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