Breakdown of Ti hanno nominato per aver raggiunto un traguardo straordinario!
un
a / an (masculine)
avere
to have
per
for / in order to / because of
ti
you (direct object)
il traguardo
achievement
raggiungere
to reach
straordinario
extraordinary
nominare
to nominate
Questions & Answers about Ti hanno nominato per aver raggiunto un traguardo straordinario!
Normally, infinitive clauses need the same subject as the main verb. Why doesn't that apply here?
You have a sharp eye! The main subject is 'they' (hanno nominato), but the person who reached the milestone is 'you'. Normally, infinitive clauses require both subjects to match. However, there is a special exception for causal clauses using per + past infinitive: you can use them if the direct or indirect object of the main verb is the subject of the infinitive. Since ti (you) is the object of the main verb, per aver raggiunto works perfectly.
Why is it aver raggiunto instead of avere raggiunto?
It is very common in Italian to drop the final -e of an infinitive when it is immediately followed by a past participle. This simply makes the phrase flow better and sound more natural. You will almost always see aver or esser used to form the past infinitive instead of their full forms.
Since ti is a direct object, shouldn't the past participle in ti hanno nominato agree with the gender of the person being spoken to?
It can, but it does not have to! With the third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le), the past participle must agree with the pronoun's gender and number. But with first- and second-person pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi), agreement is completely optional. So, ti hanno nominato is correct for anyone, though ti hanno nominata is also perfectly fine if speaking to a woman.
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