Word
Il sole brucia la pelle in estate.
Meaning
The sun burns the skin in summer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Il sole brucia la pelle in estate.
l'estate
the summer (f)
il sole
the sun
la pelle
the skin
bruciare
to burn
Questions & Answers about Il sole brucia la pelle in estate.
How would I rewrite this sentence to use the resultative passive taught in this lesson, meaning 'The skin ends up burned'?
You can use the auxiliary rimanere or restare with the past participle bruciata. For example: La pelle rimane bruciata dal sole in estate. This emphasizes the resulting state (being burned) rather than the active action of the sun.
Why is the definite article used in la pelle instead of a possessive adjective to say 'our skin' or 'your skin'?
In Italian, definite articles are strongly preferred over possessive adjectives for body parts when the owner is obvious from context. Since this is a general statement about what the sun does to human skin, la pelle is the natural choice.
Is there a difference between saying in estate and d'estate?
They both mean 'in summer' and are completely interchangeable here. The preposition in is used with all seasons (in primavera, in autunno, etc.), but you will also frequently hear the preposition di used specifically for summer (d'estate) and winter (d'inverno).
The verb bruciare is transitive here (the sun burns the skin). How does it work if I just want to say 'The house is burning'?