affittasi

Italian

Etymology

From affitta (“it rents”) +‎ -si (passive particle, "it gets rented").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈfit.ta.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ittasi
  • Hyphenation: af‧fìt‧ta‧si

Verb

affittasi

  1. compound of affitta, the third-person singular present indicative form of affittare, with si

Adverb

affittasi

  1. for rent

Usage notes

  • When used with something plural, affittanosi (affittano (“they rent”) + -si (passive particle, "they get rented")) or affittansi (affittan (apocopated) + -si) would be more correct.[2]
  • In practice, in modern usage, the correct plural forms are extremely rare and it is used invariably.

Noun

affittasi m (invariable)

  1. for-rent sign or announcement

See also

References

  1. ^ affittasi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ https://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario-si-dice/A/affittansi-appartamenti.shtml
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