Breakdown of Pur di ottenere la fama e la gloria, l'hanno ferita senza accorgersene.
e
and
avere
to have
senza
without
la
her/it (direct object)
ferire
to wound
ottenere
to obtain, to get
accorgersene
to notice it / to realize it
pur di
just to / in order to (at any cost)
la fama
the fame
la gloria
the glory
Questions & Answers about Pur di ottenere la fama e la gloria, l'hanno ferita senza accorgersene.
How does pur di change the meaning compared to just using per?
Using pur di + infinitive expresses an extreme purpose or a condition someone is willing to meet, often translated as "just to" or "even if it means". While per ottenere simply means "in order to obtain", pur di ottenere emphasizes the ruthless lengths the subjects went to for fame.
What is the rule for the subject when using pur di with an infinitive?
Why does the past participle end in -a in l'hanno ferita?
When a compound tense is preceded by a third-person direct object pronoun (lo, la, li, le), the past participle must agree with that pronoun in gender and number. Here, l' stands for la (her), which is feminine singular, forcing ferito to become ferita.
Can you break down the parts of the word accorgersene?
It combines the reflexive verb accorgersi (to realize or notice) and the pronoun ne (of it or about it). When attaching pronouns to an infinitive, you drop the final -e of the verb. Additionally, the reflexive pronoun si changes to se whenever it is immediately followed by ne, creating accorgersene.
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