Breakdown of Si è accertato che l'azienda abbia stipulato l'appalto?
essere
to be
avere
to have
l'azienda
the company (f)
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
accertarsi
to make sure
stipulare
to draw up / sign
l'appalto
the contract / the tender (procurement, public works) (m)
Questions & Answers about Si è accertato che l'azienda abbia stipulato l'appalto?
Why is there no di after accertato, since the verb is accertarsi di?
You are right that accertarsi (to make sure) usually takes the preposition di, as in accertarsi di qualcosa. However, in Italian, you must drop the preposition when it is immediately followed by the conjunction che introducing a full clause. So it becomes accertarsi che, not accertarsi di che.
The translation says "Did you make sure", but isn't si è accertato in the third person?
Yes, this sentence is using the formal Lei (you). Because accertarsi is a reflexive verb, the formal "you" takes the third-person reflexive pronoun si and the third-person verb form è accertato. If it were the informal "you" (tu), it would be ti sei accertato.
Why is abbia stipulato in the subjunctive mood?
The verb accertarsi implies verifying something that is currently uncertain or unconfirmed. Because of this element of doubt, the clause that follows che requires the subjunctive mood. We use the past subjunctive (abbia stipulato) because the signing of the contract happened before the checking.
What is the difference between un appalto and un contratto?
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