Breakdown of Iniziamo l'atterraggio, cioè la fine del volo, quindi sedetevi.
di
of, from
iniziare
to start
sedersi
to sit down
il volo
the flight
quindi
therefore / so
la fine
the end
cioè
that is / namely
l'atterraggio
the landing
Questions & Answers about Iniziamo l'atterraggio, cioè la fine del volo, quindi sedetevi.
How exactly is cioè being used here?
Could I use infatti instead of cioè in this sentence?
No, because they serve different purposes. Cioè clarifies or explains what a term means ("that is to say"). Infatti means "in fact" or "indeed," and is used to confirm or provide evidence for a previous statement. Since the speaker is just giving a definition of the landing, cioè is the correct choice.
Why does the word for "end" use the feminine article in la fine? I thought words ending in -e were often masculine.
Why is sedetevi written as one single word?
This is a command using the reflexive verb sedersi (to sit down). For affirmative commands using the voi (plural "you") form, you take the conjugated verb sedete and attach the reflexive pronoun vi directly to the end of the word, creating sedetevi.
Why is there no preposition like a after iniziamo?
You only need the preposition a when iniziare (to begin) is followed by an infinitive verb (for example, iniziamo a volare - we begin to fly). When it is followed directly by a noun like l'atterraggio (the landing), no preposition is used.
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