Breakdown of Noi rimuoviamo tutto il vetro, il che rende l'aiuola sicura.
noi
we
sicuro
safe
il vetro
the glass
tutto
all the / whole
rimuovere
to remove
il che
which (referring to a whole clause)
rendere
to make (someone/something) + adjective, to render
l'aiuola
the flowerbed (f)
Questions & Answers about Noi rimuoviamo tutto il vetro, il che rende l'aiuola sicura.
Why do we use il che here instead of just che?
When "which" refers to a complete preceding clause or idea—in this case, the entire action of removing the glass—you use il che (or la qual cosa). If you only used che, it would grammatically refer back to the nearest noun (il vetro), incorrectly implying that the glass itself is what makes the flowerbed safe!
Why does the sentence use rende instead of fa for "makes"?
English speakers often default to fare for "to make," but when "make" means causing a change in state or quality (like making something safe, happy, or difficult), Italian requires rendere. You generally use fare when physically creating something or in causative phrases (making someone do an action).
The word l'aiuola looks unusual. What gender is it?
How could I rewrite this to emphasize that the flowerbed becomes safe gradually during the cleanup?
You could use the conjunction man mano che (as / gradually as) from this lesson's topic: Man mano che rimuoviamo il vetro, l'aiuola diventa sicura. Because man mano che already implies a progressive, evolving action, it pairs naturally with standard indicative verbs to show two things happening proportionally.
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