Learn Italian: Si è essenzialmente soddisfatti del lavoro. - One is essentially satisfied with the work.

Si è essenzialmente soddisfatti del lavoro.

One is essentially satisfied with the work.

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Questions & Answers about Si è essenzialmente soddisfatti del lavoro.

How is the adverb essenzialmente formed, and why doesn't it keep its final 'e'?

Essenzialmente is derived from the adjective essenziale (essential). The rule in Italian is that if an adjective ends in -le or -re, you must drop the final e before adding the adverb suffix -mente. This makes it smoother to pronounce: essenzialmente instead of "essialemente".

Why is soddisfatti plural when the translation says "One is" and the verb è is singular?

This is a very specific, and often tricky, rule for the impersonal si construction. When you use si + essere + an adjective, the verb remains singular (è), but the adjective must be in the masculine plural form. That is why we use soddisfatti, even though "one" feels singular to an English speaker.

Could this sentence also translate to "We are essentially satisfied"?

Absolutely. In everyday Italian, the impersonal si construction is frequently used to mean "we" in a general or informal sense. So, si è soddisfatti is perfectly normal to use interchangeably with siamo soddisfatti.

Why use del (of the) instead of con il (with the) for "with the work"?