Breakdown of L'offerta è stata respinta da parte del sindacato.
essere
to be
l'offerta
the offer
da parte di
by (institutional or formal agent)
respingere
to reject
Questions & Answers about L'offerta è stata respinta da parte del sindacato.
Why do we use da parte del sindacato instead of just dal sindacato?
While dal is grammatically correct, using the expanded phrase da parte di is highly preferred when the agent is an institution, organization, or collective group like a sindacato (trade union). It sounds slightly more formal and emphasizes that the decision came from this specific entity as a whole.
Why is the verb è stata respinta feminine?
Because this is a passive voice sentence. In the passive voice, the grammatical subject is the thing receiving the action. Since l'offerta (the offer) is feminine singular, both the auxiliary verb (è stata) and the past participle (respinta) must agree with its gender and number.
How exactly is da parte del formed here? Can I just say da parte di il?
No, you must always combine the preposition with the article. The base phrase is da parte di (literally "on the part of"). Because sindacato requires the definite article il, the preposition di automatically merges with il to form the articulated preposition del.
What is the infinitive of respinta, and is there a common synonym I could use?