Breakdown of Il dipartimento valuta gli studenti richiedenti l'alloggio.
lo studente
the student
valutare
to evaluate
richiedere
to require
l'alloggio
the accommodation (m)
il dipartimento
the department
Questions & Answers about Il dipartimento valuta gli studenti richiedenti l'alloggio.
Why use richiedenti instead of che richiedono?
Richiedenti is the present participle of richiedere. In formal or bureaucratic Italian, the present participle is frequently used as a more concise alternative to a relative clause (che + verb). Here, gli studenti richiedenti means exactly the same thing as gli studenti che richiedono (the students who request).
Does the present participle richiedenti change its ending based on the noun it modifies?
Yes. When used to replace a relative clause, the present participle acts like an adjective ending in -e. It must agree in number with the noun it modifies. Since studenti is plural, the participle takes the plural -i ending to become richiedenti. If it were a single student, it would be lo studente richiedente.
Why is there no preposition between richiedenti and l'alloggio?
Even though richiedenti is acting like an adjective here, it is still a verb form at its core. Because of this, it retains its ability to take a direct object without needing a preposition. Just as you say richiedono l'alloggio (they request housing), you say richiedenti l'alloggio.
Could we use the verb chiedere (chiedenti) instead of richiedere here?
You could, but richiedenti is much more natural for this sentence. Richiedere is typically used for formal applications, administrative requests, or demanding something as a requirement (like applying for university housing). Chiedere is the standard everyday word for asking a question or a simple favor.
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