Breakdown of La denuncia va fatta per ritrovare il bagaglio.
il bagaglio
the luggage
per
for / in order to / because of
fare
to do / to make
andare
must be (+ past participle)
ritrovare
to find again
la denuncia
the report
Questions & Answers about La denuncia va fatta per ritrovare il bagaglio.
Why does the sentence use va fatta to say "must be made" instead of a verb like dovere?
Why does fatta end in -a here?
Because this is a passive structure, the past participle (fatta) must agree in gender and number with the subject of the sentence. Since la denuncia (the report) is feminine singular, fatto becomes fatta.
Is denuncia a false friend for "denounce"?
It can mean "denunciation," but in everyday Italian, a denuncia is simply a formal report or complaint made to the authorities, such as a police report for lost luggage.
Why do we use per right before the verb ritrovare?
When you want to say "in order to" do something, you use per followed by an infinitive verb. Here, per ritrovare translates to "in order to find [it] again."
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