Breakdown of L'allenatore se l'è presa perché abbiamo pareggiato.
essere
to be
avere
to have
perché
because, why
pareggiare
to draw (a game, tie)
prendersela
to take offense
l'allenatore
the coach
Questions & Answers about L'allenatore se l'è presa perché abbiamo pareggiato.
Where does se l'è presa come from, and why does it use è?
It comes from the pronominal verb prendersela (to take offense). Because it is built with the reflexive pronoun si (which changes to se before la), it must use essere as its auxiliary verb in the passato prossimo. It starts as se la è presa, which contracts to se l'è presa.
Why does the past participle end in -a (presa) if the coach (L'allenatore) is likely a man?
The past participle is agreeing with the pronoun la (hidden in the contraction l'), not the subject of the sentence. In the passato prossimo, the past participle must always match the gender and number of the direct object pronoun. Since la is feminine singular, the participle must be presa regardless of the coach's gender.
Does the l' (la) in se l'è presa refer to a specific feminine noun in this sentence?
What is the infinitive of pareggiato?
The infinitive is pareggiare, which means 'to draw' or 'to tie' in a game or sport. It uses avere as its helper verb, giving us abbiamo pareggiato (we drew).
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