Breakdown of La stima è approvata dal supervisore.
essere
to be
da
by (agent of a passive verb)
approvare
to approve
la stima
the estimate
il supervisore
the supervisor
Questions & Answers about La stima è approvata dal supervisore.
Could I use viene approvata instead of è approvata here?
Yes, and it might even sound more natural if you want to emphasize the action of approving. In Italian, using venire for the passive voice stresses the action itself (the supervisor is approving it), while essere often describes the resulting state (the estimate is currently in an approved status).
Does the word stima have other meanings besides "estimate"?
Yes! While in a business or mathematical context it means an "estimate" or "appraisal", stima is also very commonly used to mean "esteem", "respect", or "admiration" for a person.
Why does the past participle end in -a (approvata)?
Why do we use dal instead of just da for "by"?
In passive constructions, the person performing the action (the agent) is introduced by the preposition da. Since supervisore requires the definite article il, they combine into the articulated preposition dal (da + il).
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