Learn Italian: Sbrigati, che dobbiamo sfornare la pizza. - Hurry up, because we must take the pizza out of the oven.

In spoken and informal Italian, che is often used as a shortcut for perché (because) or poiché (since) to justify a command or statement you just made. This is known as the explanatory che. You will hear it constantly in everyday phrases like Sbrigati, che... (Hurry up, because...).

Could I use perché instead of che in this sentence?

Yes, using perché is perfectly correct and actually more grammatically standard: Sbrigati, perché dobbiamo sfornare la pizza. However, using che makes the sentence sound much more natural and conversational for everyday, informal situations.

How is sbrigati formed, and why is the pronoun at the end?

Sbrigati is the informal imperative (command) form of the reflexive verb sbrigarsi (to hurry). For informal commands, object and reflexive pronouns like ti must attach directly to the end of the conjugated verb. So, sbriga (hurry) plus ti (yourself) becomes sbrigati.

What is the literal breakdown of the verb sfornare?

Sfornare literally means to take out of the oven. It is built from the prefix s-, which often indicates removal or undoing in Italian, the noun forno (oven), and the infinitive verb ending -are.