{"id":13284,"date":"2017-01-25T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=13284"},"modified":"2017-01-25T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:30:00","slug":"how-to-use-venire-in-the-passive-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/how-to-use-venire-in-the-passive-form\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use Venire In The Passive Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strange how after all these years of writing this blog I suddenly discover that we’ve never written about an important grammatical point: the use of the verb venire <\/strong>(to come) in the passive conjugation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s begin with the passive conjugation:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cane\"<\/a>

In passato gli studenti cattivi venivano picchiati con la bacchetta<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

We use the passive conjugation when we want to put the emphasis on the person or thing <\/span>receiving<\/span> the action.<\/span> For example,<\/span> instead of<\/span> saying<\/span> la maestra loda lo studente<\/span><\/strong> (the teacher praises the student), I can turn the sentence around by saying:<\/span> lo studente \u00e8 lodato dalla maestra<\/span><\/strong> (the student is praised by the teacher). Note how in the second example, the passive form puts emphasis on lo studente<\/strong> (the student)
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

W<\/span>e also use the passive <\/span>form <\/span>when we don’t know who is responsible for an action<\/span><\/span><\/span>, e.g.\u00a0penso che mi abbiano rubato la macchina<\/strong> (I think that they’ve stolen my car), vs<\/em> the passive form <\/span><\/span><\/span>penso che la macchina sia stata rubata<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (I think that the car has been stolen)<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the above examples, the passive form is built with the verb <\/span><\/span><\/span>essere<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (to be) followed by<\/span><\/span><\/span> the past participle of the main verb.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>N.B. The past participle(s) must agree in gender and number<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> with the person who’s doing the action.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now let’s take a look at an alternative construction of the passive form: <\/span><\/span><\/span>in Italian the verb venire<\/strong> (to come) <\/span><\/span><\/span>is often used <\/span><\/span><\/span>instead of the verb essere<\/strong> (to be). See this blog: VENIRE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When do we use venire<\/strong> instead of essere<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

In the present, future, imperfect, and present subjunctive tenses essere<\/strong> and venire<\/strong> are interchangeable. However, the verb venire<\/strong> cannot be used in the present perfect, pluperfect, and past subjunctive. Here are some examples:
\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

p<\/span>resente (present):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la pasta <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>viene\/\u00e8<\/span><\/span><\/strong> servita come primo piatto <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>= pasta is served as a first course<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/em>tutti gli anni per la festa del patrono le reliquie vengono\/sono esposte in chiesa<\/strong> = every year on patron saint’s day the relics are put on display in the church<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

futuro (future)<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il nuovo libro di Mario <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>verr\u00e0\/sar\u00e0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> pubblicato il mese prossimo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> = Mario’s new book will be published next week<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>i migliori studenti verranno\/saranno premiati dal <\/span><\/span><\/span>preside <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> = the best students will be rewarded by the <\/span><\/span><\/span>principal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

imperfetto (imperfect)<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

durante la guerra <\/span><\/span><\/span>le foglie di<\/span><\/span><\/span> granturco <\/span><\/span><\/span>venivano\/erano<\/span><\/span><\/span> fumat<\/span><\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span><\/span> al posto del tabacco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> = during the war maize<\/span><\/span><\/span> leaves<\/span><\/span><\/span> w<\/span><\/span><\/span>ere<\/span><\/span><\/span> smoked<\/span><\/span><\/span> instead of tobacco<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>in passato gli studenti cattivi venivano\/erano picchiati con la bacchetta<\/strong> = in the past bad students were beaten with a cane<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

congiuntivo p<\/span>resente (present subjunctive):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il sindaco ha ordinato che la piazza venga\/sia chiusa al traffico per la processione<\/strong> = the mayor ordered that the square be closed to traffic for the procession
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>voglio che il lavoro <\/span><\/span><\/span>venga\/sia<\/span><\/span><\/span> finito prima di sera <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>=<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> I want the job to be finished before evening<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

N.B. although essere<\/strong> and venire<\/strong> are interchangeable in the passive form, we often choose to use one rather than the other for the sake of\u00a0 euphony.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Strange how after all these years of writing this blog I suddenly discover that we’ve never written about an important grammatical point: the use of the verb venire (to come) in the passive conjugation. Let’s begin with the passive conjugation: We use the passive conjugation when we want to put the emphasis on the person…<\/p>\n

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