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Ha trovato il pigiama e se lo è messo.

Ha trovato il pigiama e se lo è messo.
He found the pajamas and put them on.
From Lesson 250:Reflexive combined pronouns (se lo, se la...)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Ha trovato il pigiama e se lo è messo.

Why does it say se lo instead of si lo?
When the third-person reflexive pronoun si is followed by a direct object pronoun like lo, la, li, or le, the si changes to se. Therefore, si plus lo becomes se lo.
Why use the singular pronoun lo when the English translation says put them on?
In English, pajamas is a plural noun. However, in Italian, il pigiama is singular. Because you are replacing a masculine singular noun, you must use lo to refer to it, rather than the plural li.
Why is it il pigiama (masculine) if the word ends in -a?
Like many Italian words ending in -ma, such as il problema or il clima, pigiama is a masculine noun despite its ending.
Why does the first half use avere (ha trovato) but the second half uses essere (è messo)?
The first verb is trovare (to find), which takes avere. The second verb is mettersi (to put on oneself). Since mettersi is a reflexive verb, it requires the auxiliary verb essere in the past structures like the passato prossimo.

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