Breakdown of Facciamo installare l'impianto di riscaldamento.
di
of, from
fare
to do / to make
il riscaldamento
the heating
installare
to install
l'impianto
the system
Questions & Answers about Facciamo installare l'impianto di riscaldamento.
Why is the infinitive installare used here when the English translation says "installed"?
This is the Italian causative construction. When you arrange for someone else to do a task for you, Italian uses a form of fare (here, facciamo) followed immediately by an infinitive verb. It literally means "we make to install", which English expresses as "having [something] installed".
Why does the object l'impianto di riscaldamento come at the very end of the sentence?
How would we specify who is actually doing the installation in this sentence?
Because the direct object (l'impianto) is receiving the action, the person doing the work is treated as an outside agent. If you wanted to mention the plumber or technician, you would add them at the end using the preposition da (by). For example: facciamo installare l'impianto da un tecnico.
Why is "heating system" translated using di in impianto di riscaldamento?
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