{"id":55065,"date":"2025-07-09T23:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=55065"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:48:19","slug":"le-frasi-causative-guida-completa-e-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/le-frasi-causative-guida-completa-e-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Causative: Fare and Lasciare + Infinitive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> The Italian <strong>causative<\/strong> is the <em>fare<\/em> (or <em>lasciare<\/em>) plus infinitive structure that lets you say someone has an action done by somebody else: <em>faccio riparare la macchina<\/em>, &#8220;I have the car repaired&#8221;. This guide covers the base pattern, the a or da choice, <em>farsi<\/em>, <em>lasciare<\/em>, pronoun position and the traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#the-idea\">What the Italian causative actually does<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#base\">The base pattern: fare plus infinitive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#agent\">Who does it: a or da for the agent<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#farsi\">Farsi plus infinitive: having it done to you<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#lasciare\">Lasciare plus infinitive: let and allow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#pronouns\">Where the pronouns go<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: the causative at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue: at the tailor in Lucca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Five mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-idea\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Italian causative actually does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk past a workshop in Lucca and you will hear it constantly: <em>faccio controllare i freni<\/em>, <em>mi faccio tagliare i capelli<\/em>, <em>lascio decidere a lei<\/em>. The Italian causative is how you say that you are not doing the action yourself: you are getting, having, or letting someone else do it. English splits this across &#8220;make&#8221;, &#8220;have&#8221;, &#8220;get&#8221; and &#8220;let&#8221;; Italian funnels almost all of it through one verb, <em>fare<\/em>, plus an infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single most important thing to absorb early: where English often uses a past participle (&#8220;I had the car repaired&#8221;), the causative in Italian uses an infinitive: <em>ho fatto riparare la macchina<\/em>, literally &#8220;I had repair the car&#8221;. Translate the English participle directly and the sentence breaks. Keep the infinitive and the causative falls into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more frame before the patterns. <em>Fare<\/em> and the infinitive behave as a single block: nothing slips between them, the infinitive never takes its own clitic, and it is never made passive. Hold that block in mind and every causative rule below is just a consequence of it. English speakers tend to overthink the causative because their own language scatters it across four verbs; in Italian one welded structure does the job, and the rest of this guide simply walks the variations one at a time, with a real example for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"base\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The base pattern: fare plus infinitive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The skeleton is <strong>fare + infinitive + the thing<\/strong>. When there is one person involved, that person becomes the direct object of <em>fare<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faccio lavorare Pietro fino a tardi.<br><em>I make Pietro work late.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La maestra fa leggere i bambini.<br><em>The teacher has the children read.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho fatto riparare la macchina ieri.<br><em>I had the car repaired yesterday.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quella notizia mi ha fatto piangere.<br><em>That news made me cry.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice the split. <em>Faccio lavorare Pietro<\/em>: the infinitive has no object of its own, so Pietro is the direct object. <em>Ho fatto riparare la macchina<\/em>: here the infinitive already has its own object (<em>la macchina<\/em>), and there is no second person mentioned. The causative stays compact because <em>fare<\/em> and the infinitive are welded together.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms1-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> turn each into a causative with <em>fare<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro lavora. (io) -&gt; ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La macchina viene riparata. (io, ieri) -&gt; ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I bambini leggono. (la maestra) -&gt; ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Io piango. (quella notizia) -&gt; ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La torta viene cotta. (noi) -&gt; ___<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. Faccio lavorare Pietro \u00b7 2. Ho fatto riparare la macchina ieri \u00b7 3. La maestra fa leggere i bambini \u00b7 4. Quella notizia mi fa piangere \u00b7 5. Facciamo cuocere la torta<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"agent\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who does it: a or da for the agent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the infinitive already has its own object and you also want to name the person who performs the action, that person is introduced by <em>a<\/em> or <em>da<\/em>. This is the heart of the causative and the part learners get wrong most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faccio scrivere la lettera a Caterina.<br><em>I have Caterina write the letter. (a: she is the writer)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faccio scrivere la lettera da Caterina.<br><em>I have the letter written by Caterina. (da: focus on the letter)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho fatto riparare l&#8217;orologio dal gioielliere.<br><em>I had the watch repaired by the jeweller.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Far\u00f2 controllare i conti al commercialista.<br><em>I will have the accountant check the books.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The working rule: <em>a<\/em> presents an underlying active sentence (Caterina writes), <em>da<\/em> an underlying passive one (the letter is written by Caterina). In real speech Italians reach for <em>da<\/em> whenever <em>a<\/em> would be ambiguous, since <em>a + person<\/em> could also look like an indirect object. With a human agent and a thing already in play, <em>da<\/em> is the safer causative choice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Ambiguity test.<\/strong> If <em>a + person<\/em> could be misread as &#8220;to that person&#8221;, switch to <em>da<\/em>. <em>Faccio leggere la storia ai bambini<\/em> (to the children) vs <em>Faccio leggere la storia dai bambini<\/em> (the children read it).<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms2-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> add the agent with <em>da<\/em> (the unambiguous causative choice here).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faccio tagliare l&#8217;erba ___ Lorenzo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho fatto controllare il motore ___ meccanico.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facciamo tradurre il contratto ___ un&#8217;esperta.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Far\u00f2 sistemare il giardino ___ vivaista.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ha fatto firmare il documento ___ notaio.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. da \u00b7 2. dal \u00b7 3. da \u00b7 4. dal \u00b7 5. dal (da plus the article: the agent is the doer, da removes ambiguity)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"farsi\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farsi plus infinitive: having it done to you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make the causative reflexive and you get <em>farsi + infinitive<\/em>: you arrange for something to be done to or for yourself. This is the everyday workhorse at the hairdresser, the doctor, the tailor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mi sono fatta tagliare i capelli a Lecce.<br><em>I had my hair cut in Lecce.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Si fa portare la spesa a casa.<br><em>She has the groceries delivered to her house.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vorrei farmi spiegare la regola da Silvia.<br><em>I would like to have the rule explained to me by Silvia.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non riesce a farsi capire al telefono.<br><em>He cannot make himself understood on the phone.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two points keep <em>farsi<\/em> clean. The agent after a reflexive causative is introduced by <em>da<\/em>: <em>mi faccio aiutare da Lorenzo<\/em>. And the participle of <em>fare<\/em> agrees in compound tenses with the reflexive subject: <em>Caterina si \u00e8 fatta accompagnare<\/em>. This is exactly how Italian expresses what English does with &#8220;get my hair cut&#8221; or &#8220;have the rule explained&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms3-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> rewrite with <em>farsi<\/em> plus infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il parrucchiere mi taglia i capelli. -&gt; (io) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Silvia mi spiega la regola. -&gt; (io, vorrei) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorenzo mi aiuta. -&gt; (io, mi) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Il fattorino le porta la spesa. -&gt; (lei) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caterina viene accompagnata. -&gt; (passato prossimo) ___<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. Mi faccio tagliare i capelli \u00b7 2. Vorrei farmi spiegare la regola da Silvia \u00b7 3. Mi faccio aiutare da Lorenzo \u00b7 4. Si fa portare la spesa \u00b7 5. Caterina si \u00e8 fatta accompagnare<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"lasciare\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lasciare plus infinitive: let and allow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swap <em>fare<\/em> for <em>lasciare<\/em> and the structure flips from &#8220;make&#8221; to &#8220;let, allow&#8221;. The grammar is the same causative block; only the meaning softens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lascia parlare Martina, per favore.<br><em>Let Martina speak, please.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non lo lascio uscire con questo freddo.<br><em>I am not letting him go out in this cold.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lasciamo decidere a loro dove andare.<br><em>Let us let them decide where to go.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lascia cadere quel discorso.<br><em>Drop that subject. (let it fall)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One freedom <em>lasciare<\/em> allows that strict <em>fare<\/em> does not: the person can sit either right after <em>lasciare<\/em> as a full noun (<em>lascia parlare Martina<\/em>) or, as an unstressed pronoun, before it (<em>non lo lascio uscire<\/em>). Meaning aside, treat <em>lasciare<\/em> as the gentle twin of the causative <em>fare<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"pronouns\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where the pronouns go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because <em>fare<\/em> and the infinitive are one block, object pronouns attach to <em>fare<\/em>, never to the infinitive. This is the rule that, once internalised, makes the whole causative sound native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La macchina? La faccio riparare domani.<br><em>The car? I am having it repaired tomorrow.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La lettera a Caterina? Gliela faccio scrivere.<br><em>The letter to Caterina? I have her write it.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I capelli? Me li sono fatti tagliare ieri.<br><em>My hair? I had it cut yesterday.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fammi vedere la foto.<br><em>Let me see the photo. (pronoun on fare in the imperative)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it is <em>la faccio riparare<\/em>, never <em>faccio ripararla<\/em>. The pronouns climb onto <em>fare<\/em>, and in the imperative, infinitive or gerund they attach to its end: <em>fammi sapere<\/em>, <em>farglielo dire<\/em>. Same logic as modal verbs, sharpened: with the causative there is no second legal position.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms4-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> put the pronoun in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faccio riparare la macchina. -&gt; (la) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faccio scrivere la lettera a Caterina. -&gt; (gliela) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mi sono fatto tagliare i capelli. -&gt; (me li) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fai vedere a me la foto. -&gt; (imperativo) ___<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faccio sapere la notizia a Lorenzo. -&gt; (gliela) ___<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. La faccio riparare \u00b7 2. Gliela faccio scrivere \u00b7 3. Me li sono fatti tagliare \u00b7 4. Fammi vedere la foto \u00b7 5. Gliela faccio sapere<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"cheat-sheet\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cheat sheet: the causative at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep this open while you build sentences. It collapses the whole causative into one screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Situation<\/th><th>Pattern<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Make one person act<\/td><td>fare + inf + person<\/td><td>Faccio lavorare Pietro.<\/td><td>I make Pietro work.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Have a thing done<\/td><td>fare + inf + thing<\/td><td>Ho fatto riparare la macchina.<\/td><td>I had the car repaired.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Name the doer (clear)<\/td><td>fare + inf + thing + a<\/td><td>Faccio scrivere la lettera a Caterina.<\/td><td>I have Caterina write it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Name the doer (no ambiguity)<\/td><td>fare + inf + thing + da<\/td><td>Faccio riparare l&#8217;orologio dal gioielliere.<\/td><td>by the jeweller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>To or for yourself<\/td><td>farsi + inf (+ da)<\/td><td>Mi faccio tagliare i capelli.<\/td><td>I get my hair cut.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Let, allow<\/td><td>lasciare + inf<\/td><td>Lascia parlare Martina.<\/td><td>Let Martina speak.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pronoun<\/td><td>on fare, never on the infinitive<\/td><td>La faccio riparare.<\/td><td>I have it repaired.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Embedded reflexive<\/td><td>fare s\u00ec che + subjunctive<\/td><td>Faccio s\u00ec che si lavi.<\/td><td>I get him to wash.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"dialogue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dialogue: at the tailor in Lucca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valeria brings a jacket to Lorenzo&#8217;s tailor shop in Lucca. Watch the causative do all the work: make, have, get, let.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Buongiorno. Vorrei farmi stringere questa giacca, mi sta larga in vita.<br><em>Good morning. I would like to have this jacket taken in, it is loose at the waist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Certo. Gliela faccio provare un attimo cos\u00ec vedo dove intervenire.<br><em>Of course. I will have you try it on a moment so I see where to work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Ecco. Le maniche per\u00f2 le lascerei cos\u00ec, sono giuste.<br><em>Here. The sleeves though I would leave as they are, they are fine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> D&#8217;accordo. Allora faccio stringere solo i fianchi. Glielo faccio fare per gioved\u00ec.<br><em>Agreed. Then I will have only the sides taken in. I will have it done for Thursday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Perfetto. Posso farmi accorciare anche questi pantaloni, gi\u00e0 che ci sono?<br><em>Perfect. Can I also get these trousers shortened, while I am here?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Li lasci pure. Li faccio orlare dalla mia collega, \u00e8 bravissima.<br><em>Leave them. I will have them hemmed by my colleague, she is very good.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Grazie. Mi fa sapere quando posso passare a ritirare tutto?<br><em>Thanks. Will you let me know when I can come by to pick it all up?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Le faccio mandare un messaggio appena \u00e8 pronto. Non la faccio aspettare, stia tranquilla.<br><em>I will have a message sent to you as soon as it is ready. I will not keep you waiting, do not worry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to notice in the dialogue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>farmi stringere, farmi accorciare<\/strong>: farsi plus infinitive, having something done for yourself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>gliela faccio provare, glielo faccio fare, le faccio mandare<\/strong>: pronouns sit on fare, never on the infinitive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>li faccio orlare dalla mia collega<\/strong>: the agent introduced by da, the unambiguous causative choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>le lascerei cos\u00ec, li lasci pure<\/strong>: lasciare for let and allow, the gentle twin of fare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mistakes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five mistakes English speakers make<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These five slips flag a causative sentence as non-native. Each follows from the fare-plus-infinitive block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 1.<\/strong> Putting the pronoun on the infinitive. Wrong: <em>faccio ripararla<\/em>. Correct: <em>la faccio riparare<\/em>. With the causative the pronoun climbs onto <em>fare<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 2.<\/strong> Translating the English participle. Wrong: <em>ho avuto i capelli tagliati<\/em>. Correct: <em>mi sono fatto tagliare i capelli<\/em>. The causative uses an infinitive, not a participle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 3.<\/strong> Keeping the reflexive clitic on the infinitive. Wrong: <em>mi faccio lavarmi<\/em>. Correct: <em>mi faccio lavare<\/em>. The embedded infinitive drops its own reflexive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 4.<\/strong> Passivising the infinitive. Wrong: <em>faccio essere cantata la canzone<\/em>. Correct: <em>faccio cantare la canzone<\/em>. The causative verb can go passive, the infinitive never does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 5.<\/strong> Using <em>a<\/em> where it is ambiguous. <em>Faccio leggere la storia a Pietro<\/em> can read as &#8220;to Pietro&#8221;. If Pietro is the reader, the clearer causative is <em>da Pietro<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms5-cau\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> each causative has one error. Fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faccio ripararla la macchina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho avuto la giacca stretta dal sarto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mi faccio tagliarmi i capelli.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faccio essere riparato l&#8217;orologio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fammi sapere quando \u00e8 pronto. (right or wrong?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. La faccio riparare \u00b7 2. 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Sei pronto\/a per il gruppo.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Il nostro consiglio.<\/strong> <strong>Quattro Chiacchiere (B2-C1)<\/strong> ti porta nell&#8217;italiano vero, al ritmo dei madrelingua.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Prossimo passo consigliato<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Quattro Chiacchiere<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">B2-C1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-chiacchierebianco.webp\" alt=\"Quattro Chiacchiere\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">100% in italiano<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Piccoli gruppi, max 4 studenti<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Lezioni settimanali su Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammatica, lettura, vocabolario, ascolto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=2\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Scopri Quattro Chiacchiere &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Il tuo risultato &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! Ce l&#8217;hai fatta.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Il nostro consiglio.<\/strong> Sei pronto\/a per <strong>Quattro Chiacchiere (B2-C1)<\/strong>, 100% in italiano.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Prossimo passo consigliato<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Quattro Chiacchiere<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">B2-C1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-chiacchierebianco.webp\" alt=\"Quattro Chiacchiere\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">100% in italiano<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Piccoli gruppi, max 4 studenti<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Lezioni settimanali su Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammatica, lettura, vocabolario, ascolto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=2\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Scopri Quattro Chiacchiere &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">The Italian causative in 10 sentences<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Choose the right form of <strong>fare<\/strong>, <strong>farsi<\/strong> or <strong>lasciare<\/strong> + infinitive (plus agent, pronoun position and past-participle agreement).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Example: Caterina ha (fa, <strong><u>fatto<\/u><\/strong>, fatta) riparare la macchina.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6944\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Aurelia ha (fatto fare, fatto fatto, fatto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fatto)<\/span><\/span> restaurare gli affreschi dal pittore di Verona.<br><br><em>Aurelia had the frescoes restored by the painter in Verona.<\/em><\/li><li>La regista Ortensia fa leggere il copione (da, di, a) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> Pietro prima delle prove.<br><br><em>The director Ortensia has Pietro read the script before rehearsals.<\/em><\/li><li>Susanna fa orlare le tovaglie nuove (da, a, per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da)<\/span><\/span> una sarta di Bassano.<br><br><em>Susanna has the new tablecloths hemmed by a seamstress in Bassano.<\/em><\/li><li>Prima dello spettacolo, Ortensia (fa, si fa, le fa) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(si fa)<\/span><\/span> truccare in camerino.<br><br><em>Before the show, Ortensia gets her makeup done in the dressing room.<\/em><\/li><li>Aurelia si \u00e8 (fatta, fatto, fatti) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fatta)<\/span><\/span> accompagnare dal restauratore lungo la navata della chiesa.<br><br><em>Aurelia had the restorer accompany her along the nave of the church.<\/em><\/li><li>Per favore, (fa, lascia, fai) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(lascia)<\/span><\/span> parlare Ferdinando, non interromperlo continuamente.<br><br><em>Please, let Ferdinando speak, do not keep interrupting him.<\/em><\/li><li>La bici da corsa? (Faccio ripararla, La faccio riparare, Ripararla faccio) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"18\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(La faccio riparare)<\/span><\/span> da Geremia entro venerd\u00ec.<br><br><em>The road bike? I am having Geremia fix it by Friday.<\/em><\/li><li>La lettera al critico teatrale? (Gliela faccio scrivere, La faccio scrivergli, Faccio scrivergliela) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"22\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Gliela faccio scrivere)<\/span><\/span> dalla mia assistente alla regia stasera.<br><br><em>The letter to the theatre critic? I am having my assistant director write it to him tonight.<\/em><\/li><li>Le tovaglie nuove? Susanna se le \u00e8 (fatto, fatta, fatte) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fatte)<\/span><\/span> consegnare ieri pomeriggio.<br><br><em>The new tablecloths? Susanna had them delivered yesterday afternoon.<\/em><\/li><li>Geremia, (fammi, mi fa, mi fai) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fammi)<\/span><\/span> sapere appena la bici \u00e8 pronta, per favore.<br><br><em>Geremia, let me know as soon as the bike is ready, please.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>10 of 10. The fare-plus-infinitive block is welded in place.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Recap of the causative block:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><em>fare + inf + cosa<\/em>: <strong>ho fatto riparare<\/strong> la macchina<\/li>\n<li>Agent: <em>a<\/em> = active reading, <em>da<\/em> = passive \/ unambiguous when human + thing<\/li>\n<li><em>farsi + inf<\/em>: <strong>mi sono fatta tagliare<\/strong> i capelli (PP agrees with subject)<\/li>\n<li><em>lasciare + inf<\/em>: <strong>lascia parlare<\/strong> Martina (let, allow)<\/li>\n<li>Clitics climb to <em>fare<\/em>: <strong>la faccio riparare<\/strong>, never <em>faccio ripararla<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Imperative: <strong>fammi sapere<\/strong>, double clitic <strong>gliela faccio scrivere<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>With OD clitic in compound farsi, PP agrees with the OD: <strong>me li sono fatti tagliare<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>One block.<\/strong> Fare and the infinitive behave as a single unit: nothing slips between them, pronouns attach to <em>fare<\/em>, and the infinitive itself is never reflexive or passive.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Each group has one Italian sentence that obeys the causative rule and two that break it. Select the correct one.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6945\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Faccio ripararla la macchina domani mattina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> La macchina la faccio riparare domani mattina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> La macchina faccio la riparare domani mattina.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Susanna ha avuto i capelli tagliati prima dell'apertura della locanda.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Susanna \u00e8 stata tagliata i capelli prima dell'apertura della locanda.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Susanna si \u00e8 fatta tagliare i capelli prima dell'apertura della locanda.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Aurelia si fa lavare la macchina ogni sabato dal vicino.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Aurelia si fa lavarsi la macchina ogni sabato dal vicino.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_8_6945\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Aurelia fa lavarsi la macchina ogni sabato dal vicino.<hr\/>                                      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Ferdinando se li \u00e8 fatti firmare dal cliente in studio.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>5 of 5. 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The structure is documented in the institutional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/fare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani vocabolario entry on fare<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-cau-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the Italian causative?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The causative is the structure fare (or lasciare) plus an infinitive that says someone has, makes, gets or lets somebody else do an action. Faccio riparare la macchina means I have the car repaired; faccio lavorare Pietro means I make Pietro work. The key difference from English: where English often uses a past participle (I had the car repaired), Italian uses an infinitive (ho fatto riparare). Fare and the infinitive behave as one block.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cau-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use a and when da for the person who does it?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>When the infinitive already has its own object and you also name the doer, use a for an underlying active reading (Faccio scrivere la lettera a Caterina, Caterina writes it) and da for an underlying passive one (Faccio scrivere la lettera da Caterina). In practice Italians prefer da whenever a plus person could be misread as an indirect object, and especially with a human agent. When in doubt in the causative, da is the safer choice.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cau-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say I had my hair cut?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use farsi plus infinitive: mi sono fatto tagliare i capelli (masculine) or mi sono fatta tagliare i capelli (feminine). The reflexive farsi shows the action is done to or for you, and the participle of fatto agrees with the subject. Add the doer with da: mi sono fatta tagliare i capelli da Silvia. Never ho avuto i capelli tagliati, which copies the English participle and is not how the causative works.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cau-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between fare and lasciare plus infinitive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Same causative grammar, different meaning. Fare plus infinitive is make or have: faccio lavorare Pietro. Lasciare plus infinitive is let or allow: lascio parlare Martina, non lo lascio uscire. Lasciare also allows a freer word order: the person can stand right after lasciare as a full noun or before it as an unstressed pronoun (lo lascio uscire). Think of lasciare as the gentle twin of causative fare.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cau-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Where do object pronouns go with fare plus infinitive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>On fare, never on the infinitive. La macchina la faccio riparare, not faccio ripararla. With a person and a thing it becomes a double pronoun on fare: la lettera a Caterina, gliela faccio scrivere. In the imperative, infinitive or gerund the pronoun attaches to the end of fare: fammi sapere, farglielo dire. There is no second legal position, unlike with modal verbs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-cau-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can the infinitive after fare be reflexive or passive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. The embedded infinitive drops its own reflexive clitic: mi faccio lavare, not mi faccio lavarmi. To express a true embedded reflexive Italian uses fare s\u00ec che plus the subjunctive: faccio s\u00ec che il bambino si lavi. And the infinitive is never passivised: say faccio cantare la canzone, not faccio essere cantata la canzone. The causative verb itself can go passive (fu fatta approvare la legge), the infinitive cannot.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"related\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the causative is clear, these guides extend the pieces it leans on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/di-o-a-con-linfinito-scopri-la-logica-per-non-sbagliare-pi\u00f9\/\">Italian DI or A With the Infinitive<\/a>: fare and lasciare in the bare-infinitive group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-modal-verbs\/\">Italian Modal Verbs: Dovere, Potere, Volere, Sapere<\/a>: the other verbs that take a bare infinitive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-di-vs-da\/\">Italian DI vs DA: The Complete Guide<\/a>: da as the agent marker, here and in the passive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-verbs-followed-by-the-preposition-a\/\">Italian Verbs Followed by A<\/a>: the wider a-plus-infinitive family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-prepositions\/\">Italian Prepositions: 8 Simple Rules<\/a>: how a and da divide the work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian causative: fare and lasciare plus an infinitive to say someone has, makes, gets or lets something done. 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