Word
Ogni bagaglio va ispezionato attentamente.
Meaning
Every bag must be inspected carefully.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ogni bagaglio va ispezionato attentamente.
il bagaglio
luggage
ogni
every
attentamente
carefully
andare
must be (+ past participle)
Questions & Answers about Ogni bagaglio va ispezionato attentamente.
Why does the sentence use va ispezionato instead of deve essere ispezionato?
Both phrases mean exactly the same thing: 'must be inspected'. Using the verb andare (in this case, va) plus a past participle is a special construction called the passive of necessity. It is a very common and natural way in Italian to express that an action must or needs to happen, especially for rules, instructions, or strong recommendations.
If we changed the subject to the plural 'all the bags' (tutti i bagagli), how would the verb change?
Why is it ogni bagaglio (singular) when the rule applies to all luggage in general?
Can I use this andare passive in the past tense to say 'Every bag had to be inspected'?