Examples of Italian

‘Mark ate the cake.’

‘Mark eats a lot.’

‘The spaghetti was eaten by everyone.’

‘Mark is cutting the bread with a sharp knife.’

‘The knife doesn't cut well.’

‘Mario likes equations.’

‘The teacher gets the students to like Maths.’

‘The rock rolled all the way down to the bottom of the valley.’

‘Anne and Luke immediatly liked each other.’

‘That firm builds in Sicily, not in Latium.’

‘Fish is eaten raw in Japan.’

‘The cat has eaten the whole fillet.’

‘She didn’t like herself and that’s why she didn’t look at herself in the mirror.’

‘The firm has built houses out of wood.’

‘First one builds/we/they (indef.) build the stairs and then the roof.’

‘The first theatre was built by Pompeus.’

‘The trucks are to be loaded onto the trains.’

‘The sellers load newspapers and books onto their car.’

‘The suitcases have been loaded onto the train by the porters.’

‘Usually, one loads/we/they (indef.) load the car the night before leaving / Generally cars are loaded the night before leaving.’

‘The sellers load the newspapers and the books into their car.’

‘Abraham loaded himself up with some wood.’

‘The place is being pervaded by symbolic meanings.’

‘We/They (indef.) often hug each other in public.’

‘The train has been loaded with suitcases by the porters.’

‘The cake has been cut by the bride and the bridegroom.’

‘Fish in Japan is eaten raw.’

‘I was ready to roll oil barrels.’

‘We got burnt.’

‘A big stone rolled all the way down to the bottom of the valley.’

‘A big rock has rolled in the wood.’

‘We often meet each other in the summer.’

‘I don't see well at night.’

‘I have seen those pages.’

‘Tonight the Moon can be seen clearly.’

‘One/We/They (indef.) can clearly see that the left wing party has a lot of problems.’

‘Progress is not seen as a means of improving the quality of life.’

‘One plays cards/We/They (indef.) play cards all night.’

‘Italian workers are seen as a burden most of the time.’

‘Fiascos don't frighten us.’

‘Mario frightens everybody because of his skinniness.’

‘Gregory was frightened of his shadow.’

‘The professor is frightened by this cry of alarm.’

‘Mario has frightened Laura on purpose.’

‘Those two (men) frighten each other whenever they get the chance.’

‘Mario made Luke frighten the boys.’

‘The meat burnt in a few minutes.’

‘The meat burnt in a few minutes.’

‘Rubbish is burnt in this shed.’

‘You were burning all that waste paper.’

‘Incense is usually burnt during the wedding.’

‘The bin was burnt by the demonstrators.’

‘Too much rubbish is burnt/One burns/We/They (indef.) burn too much rubbish.’

‘One burns /We/You/They (indef.) burn because of the heat.’

‘The captain sank the ship by cannonfire.’

‘The ship has sunk.’

‘One puts one’s foot /We/You/They (indef.) put our/your/their foot down on the accelerator all too easily.’

‘A storm is sinking the ship.’

‘He has killed repeatedly, that’s why he’s in prison.’

‘Smoking kills.’

‘Nowadays one kills/we/they (indef.) kill for futile reasons.’

‘The two witnesses will be killed.’

‘The young lady killed herself.’

‘The man killed his victim with a gunshot.’

‘We play cards on Sunday.’

‘The killer killed his victim with a rope.’

‘The driver killed the cat accidentally.’

‘The man had his enemy murdered by an assassin.’

‘The man had his enemy killed by an assassin.’

‘The journalist was murdered by two unidentified men.’

‘The glass broke immediately.’

‘My trust is ruined.’

‘The pot broke.’

‘Mario broke the glass with the ball.’

‘One breaks/We/You/They (indef.) break one’s/our/your/their wrist skiing.’

‘The children broke each other’s pencils.’

‘The seal of your box has been broken.’

‘We broke each other's pencils.’

‘The Easter egg is broken like this.’

‘Mary broke her wrist skiing.’

‘The baby is hugged by his parents.’

‘The king of Piedmont fears Austrian power.’

‘Old age is feared without any reason.’

‘For some hours one feared /we/they (indef.) feared the worst for Simon’s fate.’

‘The general is feared by his troops.’

‘The discussion got out of hand and one/we/ they (indef.)/feared/it was feared that it could degenerate.’

‘The party fears Mark's candidacy.’

‘The Naples-Rome match is being played today.’

‘We played a match and I scored four goals.’

‘Our children play with children of their own age.’

‘I'm going to watch a film this evening.’

‘The match was played despite the rain.’

‘The dog smells its owner.’

‘Mark is hugging Laura.’

‘Mark and Laura hug each other every time they meet.’

‘Mark hugged himself to Laura.’

‘The sheets smell of lavander.’

‘Anne always smells her hands after cooking.’

‘Mark looked at the stars from the balcony.’

‘Toxic substances must not be smelled.’

‘They looked at each other with hatred.’

‘Mark knows himself all too well.’

‘We/You/They (indef.) look at each other with resentment, without reason.’

‘Humus is seen through a microscope.’

‘Mark was looking and he didn’t speak.’

‘One eats/We/You/They (indef.) eat a cake for breakfast.’

‘One knows/We/You/They (indef.) know numerous chemical elements.’

‘Mark and John have known each other for ages.’

‘Fish is not to be eaten raw.’

‘One always smells one's hands/We/You/They (indef.) always smell our/your/their hands after cooking.’

‘Mark cut his finger by accident with the glass.’

‘Paper is easily cut.’

‘The rope cut in that point.’

‘One/We/They (indef.) cut the rope to set the dog free.’

‘One/We/They (indef.) ate the cake and then went out.’

‘The stairs are to be built in this way.’

‘The stairs are built easily in this way.’

‘Mark has finished loading.’

‘Usually the car is loaded the night before leaving.’

‘Some children have rolled on the ground.’

‘Yesterday evening one/we/you/ they(indef.) could see the moon.’

‘The professor was frightened by this cry of alarm.’

‘One gets easily frightened./We/They (indef.) get easily frightened.’

‘One/They (indef.)/We frightened the crowd with a false alarm.’

‘Mario burnt himself.’

‘That gun has killed several times.’

‘One has killed/We/They (indef.) have killed innocent people.’

‘One kills oneself/We/You/They (indef.) kill ourselves/yourself/themselves out of despair.’

‘One/We/They (indef.) murdered the journalist.’

‘They murdered each other.’

‘One fears/We/You/They (indef.) fear old age for no reason.’

‘Mario fears himself.’

‘One fears himself/You fear yourself/We fear ourselves/They fear themselves with good reason/We/You/They fear each other with good reason.’

‘Anne and Luke fear each other.’

‘Mario sees himself as ugly.’

‘One sees oneself/You/We/They (indef.) see yourself/ourselves/themselves as ugly.’

‘Mario saw a beautiful film on his own.’