I've been working through lesson 6.10 and as I become more frustrated, I'm asking why do reflexive verbs exist.
For example:
Si sono svegliati in ritardo. - They woke themselves up late
Sono hanno svegliato in ritardo -- The woke up late
Does "themselves" add anything to the meaning of the sentence? If they woke up with an alarm clock, the first sentence might be technically incorrect, since it was the alarm and not themselves that did the waking.
Can I assume that unless I want to practice law in Italy or become the next great Italian novelist, there is no reason to know the reflexive forms of verbs?
Thanks for your advice,
Jack Korpi
For example:
Si sono svegliati in ritardo. - They woke themselves up late
Sono hanno svegliato in ritardo -- The woke up late
Does "themselves" add anything to the meaning of the sentence? If they woke up with an alarm clock, the first sentence might be technically incorrect, since it was the alarm and not themselves that did the waking.
Can I assume that unless I want to practice law in Italy or become the next great Italian novelist, there is no reason to know the reflexive forms of verbs?
Thanks for your advice,
Jack Korpi