Breakdown of Bisogna far costruire la parete ai muratori.
fare
to do / to make
a
to / at
costruire
to build
bisognare
to be necessary
la parete
the wall (interior)
il muratore
the bricklayer
bisogna
one must, it is necessary (frozen impersonal of bisognare)
Questions & Answers about Bisogna far costruire la parete ai muratori.
Why is it ai muratori instead of just i muratori?
This is the core rule of the causative fare + infinitive construction. When the second verb (costruire) has a direct object (la parete), the person actually doing the action must be introduced by the preposition a. Literally, you are 'making the wall be built to the bricklayers'.
Why is the verb written as far instead of fare?
Why isn't there a subject before bisogna?
Bisogna is an impersonal verb that means 'it is necessary' or 'one must'. It only ever exists in the third-person singular and never takes a personal subject like 'I' or 'you'. It is always followed directly by an infinitive, which here is far.
Why use parete instead of muro for 'wall'?
While both mean 'wall', muro usually refers to an exterior, structural, or heavy brick wall. Parete typically refers to an interior dividing wall inside a room or building. The bricklayers here are likely building a partition wall inside a house.
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