Breakdown of Ha perso una posizione in classifica.
una
a / an (feminine)
avere
to have
in
in / made of (material)
perdere
to lose, to miss
Questions & Answers about Ha perso una posizione in classifica.
Why is the past participle perso? Isn't perdere a regular -ere verb?
Perdere (to lose) has an irregular past participle: perso. You might occasionally see the older form perduto, but perso is far more common in everyday spoken and written Italian.
Why does in classifica mean "in the standings" without using a definite article?
Why does this sentence use avere as the helping verb for perso?
The verb perdere is transitive here, meaning it has a direct object receiving the action. He lost something specific: una posizione. Transitive verbs always use avere in the passato prossimo.
If I wanted to talk about a specific rank, how would I say "the 12th position" using this lesson's -esimo suffix?