Word
Ho fatto amicizia con i vicini.
Meaning
I made friends with the neighbors.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ho fatto amicizia con i vicini.
il vicino
the neighbor
con
with
fare amicizia
to make friends
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Questions & Answers about Ho fatto amicizia con i vicini.
Why does the Italian sentence use the singular amicizia (friendship) when the English translation says 'friends'?
Since amicizia is feminine, shouldn't the past participle change to fatta?
No, because the helper verb is avere (Ho). When using avere, the past participle (fatto) only changes its ending to match the object if there is a direct object pronoun (like la or li) right before the verb. Here, amicizia comes after the verb, so fatto keeps its default masculine singular ending.
How would I use the imperfect subjunctive of avere to say 'I hoped you had made friends with the neighbors'?
Because 'I hoped' (Speravo) is a past-tense verb showing emotion or expectation, it triggers the subjunctive in the next clause. Since the action happened in the past, you use the imperfect subjunctive of the helper verb avere (avessi) and say: Speravo che tu avessi fatto amicizia con i vicini.
Is vicini used as a noun or an adjective here?