"si" meaning in Italian

See si in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsi/, /ˈsi/
Rhymes: -i Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} si m (invariable)
  1. (music) si (musical note B) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-si-it-noun-iYFuq40e Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /si/, /si/ Forms: -si [alternative, enclitic], se [alternative], ci [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin se (“him-, her-, it-, themselves”, reflexive third-person pronoun). Cognate with Spanish se and Portuguese se and si. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|se||him-, her-, it-, themselves|pos=reflexive third-person pronoun}} Latin se (“him-, her-, it-, themselves”, reflexive third-person pronoun), {{cog|es|se}} Spanish se, {{cog|pt|se}} Portuguese se Head templates: {{head|it|pronouns}} si
  1. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves Tags: pronoun, reflexive
    Sense id: en-si-it-pron-~KODQ7Qx Categories (other): Italian reflexive pronouns
  2. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another Tags: pronoun, reciprocal
    Sense id: en-si-it-pron-56Up9kSp
  3. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people Tags: indefinite
    Sense id: en-si-it-pron-2FbqEPwr
  4. (si passivante) Used to form the passive voice of a verb; it
    Sense id: en-si-it-pron-v4QZjvn~
  5. (dialectal, notably Romanesco) reflexive and reciprocal first person pronoun, where Standard Italian uses ci Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-si-it-pron-nihdVQoS Categories (other): Romanesco Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian pronouns Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 14 0 1 0 6 79 Disambiguation of Italian pronouns: 4 5 5 6 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: io, mi, m', -mi, me, , tu, ti, t', -ti, te, lui, si2, s', -si, lo, l', -lo, gli, -gli, glie, se2, , ci, c', vi, v' [formal], ne, n', lei, Lei1, la, La1, L'1, -la, -La1, le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1, noi, -ci, ce, voi, Voi4, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4, ve, loro, Loro1, li, Li1, -li, -Li1, loro [formal], se, le, -le, 1, Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects. Unlike the singular forms (english: with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects), the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead, 2, Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning (english: one), and to form the passive, 3, Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language, 4, Formal (english: capitalisation optional), in many regions, can refer to just one person (english: compare with French vous)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "translation": "capitalisation optional",
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      "word": "in many regions"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "compare with French vous",
      "translation": "compare with French vous",
      "word": "can refer to just one person"
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          "english": "Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.",
          "text": "Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto.",
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          "text": "Marco si è rotto il braccio.",
          "translation": "Marco has broken his arm.",
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          "english": "Carlo and Laura love each other.",
          "text": "Carlo e Laura si amano.",
          "translation": "Carlo and Laura love each other.",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
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              10,
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              9,
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          "english": "In Italy they eat lunch around 13.",
          "text": "In Italia si pranza intorno all'una.",
          "translation": "In Italy they eat lunch around 13.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.",
          "text": "In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi.",
          "translation": "In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.",
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          "english": "It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.",
          "text": "Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni.",
          "translation": "It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "From this window, one can see the bank.",
          "text": "Da questa finestra si vede la banca.",
          "translation": "From this window, one can see the bank.",
          "type": "example"
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        "one, you, we, they, people"
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          "we",
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          "english": "Milk for sale.",
          "text": "Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte.",
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          "english": "Credit cards are not accepted.",
          "text": "Non si accettano carte di credito.",
          "translation": "Credit cards are not accepted.",
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          "english": "We walked for six kilometers.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Ci siamo fatti sei chilometri a piedi."
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          "text": "Se semo fatti sei chilometri a fette.",
          "translation": "We walked for six kilometers.",
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          "english": "Let's love each other.",
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          "english": "Do you want to split?",
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          "english": "We will both lie down in this meadow\n and tomorrow morning, when the day appears,\n together we will go back to fight.",
          "ref": "1483, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Orlando Innamorato, I, XVIII, lines 37–39:",
          "text": "Ambo se poseremo in questo prato\n e domatina, come il giorno pare,\n ritornaremo insieme a battagliare.",
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      "expansion": "Latin se (“him-, her-, it-, themselves”, reflexive third-person pronoun)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "se"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish se",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "se"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese se",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin se (“him-, her-, it-, themselves”, reflexive third-person pronoun). Cognate with Spanish se and Portuguese se and si.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-si",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "enclitic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ci",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "si",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "si"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "si"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "io"
    },
    {
      "word": "mi"
    },
    {
      "word": "m'"
    },
    {
      "word": "-mi"
    },
    {
      "word": "me"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "word": "tu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ti"
    },
    {
      "word": "t'"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ti"
    },
    {
      "word": "te"
    },
    {
      "word": "lui"
    },
    {
      "word": "si2"
    },
    {
      "word": "s'"
    },
    {
      "word": "-si"
    },
    {
      "word": "lo"
    },
    {
      "word": "l'"
    },
    {
      "word": "-lo"
    },
    {
      "word": "gli"
    },
    {
      "word": "-gli"
    },
    {
      "word": "glie"
    },
    {
      "word": "se2"
    },
    {
      "word": "sé"
    },
    {
      "word": "ci"
    },
    {
      "word": "c'"
    },
    {
      "word": "vi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "v'"
    },
    {
      "word": "ne"
    },
    {
      "word": "n'"
    },
    {
      "word": "lei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lei1"
    },
    {
      "word": "la"
    },
    {
      "word": "La1"
    },
    {
      "word": "L'1"
    },
    {
      "word": "-la"
    },
    {
      "word": "-La1"
    },
    {
      "word": "le3"
    },
    {
      "word": "Le1"
    },
    {
      "word": "-le3"
    },
    {
      "word": "-Le1"
    },
    {
      "word": "noi"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ci"
    },
    {
      "word": "ce"
    },
    {
      "word": "voi"
    },
    {
      "word": "Voi4"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vi4"
    },
    {
      "word": "v'"
    },
    {
      "word": "V'4"
    },
    {
      "word": "-vi"
    },
    {
      "word": "-Vi4"
    },
    {
      "word": "ve"
    },
    {
      "word": "loro"
    },
    {
      "word": "Loro1"
    },
    {
      "word": "li"
    },
    {
      "word": "Li1"
    },
    {
      "word": "-li"
    },
    {
      "word": "-Li1"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "loro"
    },
    {
      "word": "se"
    },
    {
      "word": "le"
    },
    {
      "word": "-le"
    },
    {
      "word": "1"
    },
    {
      "english": "with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects",
      "translation": "with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects",
      "word": "Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects. Unlike the singular forms"
    },
    {
      "word": "the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language"
    },
    {
      "word": "and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead"
    },
    {
      "word": "2"
    },
    {
      "english": "one",
      "translation": "one",
      "word": "Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning"
    },
    {
      "word": "and to form the passive"
    },
    {
      "word": "3"
    },
    {
      "word": "Often replaced by gli"
    },
    {
      "word": "-gli in informal language"
    },
    {
      "word": "4"
    },
    {
      "english": "capitalisation optional",
      "translation": "capitalisation optional",
      "word": "Formal"
    },
    {
      "word": "in many regions"
    },
    {
      "english": "compare with French vous",
      "translation": "compare with French vous",
      "word": "can refer to just one person"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian reflexive pronouns",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              23
            ],
            [
              24,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.",
          "text": "Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto.",
          "translation": "Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Your cat cleans herself on my bed.",
          "text": "La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto.",
          "translation": "Your cat cleans herself on my bed.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Marco has broken his arm.",
          "text": "Marco si è rotto il braccio.",
          "translation": "Marco has broken his arm.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "himself",
          "himself"
        ],
        [
          "herself",
          "herself"
        ],
        [
          "itself",
          "itself"
        ],
        [
          "themselves",
          "themselves"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "pronoun",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Carlo and Laura love each other.",
          "text": "Carlo e Laura si amano.",
          "translation": "Carlo and Laura love each other.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "each other, one another"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "each other",
          "each other"
        ],
        [
          "one another",
          "one another"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "pronoun",
        "reciprocal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In Italy they eat lunch around 13.",
          "text": "In Italia si pranza intorno all'una.",
          "translation": "In Italy they eat lunch around 13.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
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            [
              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.",
          "text": "In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi.",
          "translation": "In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.",
          "text": "Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni.",
          "translation": "It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "english": "From this window, one can see the bank.",
          "text": "Da questa finestra si vede la banca.",
          "translation": "From this window, one can see the bank.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one, you, we, they, people"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "we",
          "we"
        ],
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(indefinite) one, you, we, they, people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ],
            [
              23,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Milk for sale.",
          "text": "Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte.",
          "translation": "Milk for sale.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Credit cards are not accepted.",
          "text": "Non si accettano carte di credito.",
          "translation": "Credit cards are not accepted.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form the passive voice of a verb; it"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passive voice",
          "passive voice#English"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(si passivante) Used to form the passive voice of a verb; it"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian dialectal terms",
        "Italian terms with quotations",
        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Romanesco Italian"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We walked for six kilometers.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Ci siamo fatti sei chilometri a piedi."
          ],
          "text": "Se semo fatti sei chilometri a fette.",
          "translation": "We walked for six kilometers.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Let's love each other.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Vogliamoci bene."
          ],
          "text": "Volemose bene.",
          "translation": "Let's love each other.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you want to split?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Ce la dividiamo?"
          ],
          "text": "Se la smezzamo?",
          "translation": "Do you want to split?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ],
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We will both lie down in this meadow\n and tomorrow morning, when the day appears,\n together we will go back to fight.",
          "ref": "1483, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Orlando Innamorato, I, XVIII, lines 37–39:",
          "text": "Ambo se poseremo in questo prato\n e domatina, come il giorno pare,\n ritornaremo insieme a battagliare.",
          "translation": "We will both lie down in this meadow\n and tomorrow morning, when the day appears,\n together we will go back to fight.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reflexive and reciprocal first person pronoun, where Standard Italian uses ci"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ci",
          "ci#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "notably Romanesco",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal, notably Romanesco) reflexive and reciprocal first person pronoun, where Standard Italian uses ci"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "si"
}

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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian indeclinable nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 98 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/i",
    "Rhymes:Italian/i/1 syllable",
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "#"
      },
      "expansion": "si m (invariable)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sì"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "sì"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "it:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "si (musical note B)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "si",
          "si#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) si (musical note B)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "invariable",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈsi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "si"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: si passivante",
  "path": [
    "si"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "si",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: si passivante",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "si",
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}

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