Translingual

Si
symbol for silicon

English

Proper noun

Si

1. Short form of the male given name Simon.

French

si

Conjunction

1. if

Interjection

1. yes (used to contradict a negative statement) (often followed by I do, he is, etc, in English to indicate contradiction rather than affirmation)

   Tu ne m'aimes pas, n'est-ce pas? — Si! - You don't like me, do you? — Yes, I do!

Interlingua

si

Adverb

1. yes

Italian

si

Indefinite pronoun

1. one, you, we, they, people

   Note: In this sense, si is often translated using the passive in English.

   Examples:

   • Non si deve parlare così (One/You/We/They/People shouldn't speak like that)
   • Si parla italiano qui (Italian is spoken here or One/You/We/They/People speak(s) Italian here)

Reflexive pronoun

1. (impersonal) oneself; (masculine) himself; (feminine) herself; (plural) themselves; (reciprocal) each other, one another

   Examples:

   • Giovanni si è fatto male (Giovanni has hurt himself)
   • Carlo e Laura si amano (Carlo and Laura love each other)

   Note: With some verbs, si is not translated in English.

   Examples:

   • Marco si è rotto il braccio (Marco has broken his arm)
   • Si è svegliata alle nove (She woke up at nine)

Pronoun

1. (the so-called si passivante , used to form the passive voice of a verb) it (but also see note below)

   Example: Si dice che Maria voleva uccidere Giovanni (It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni)

   Note: In this sense, verb + si is often translated as become or get + past participle in English.

   Examples:

   • Ci vuole un po' di tempo per abituarsi (It takes a while to become accustomed)
   • A Luca piace ubriacarsi (Luca likes to get drunk)

Note

• When si is part of an infinitive, it can be placed before it as a separate word, but more often it is attached to the end. In this case, the final -e of the infinitive is dropped, or, in the case of infinitives ending in -rre, the final -re is dropped. Examples: amare + si = amarsi; ridurre + si = ridursi.

See also

1. sì

Slovak

Verb form

byť (second person singular: si)

1. (you) are, (thou) art

Personal pronoun

si or sebe

Usage notes

• Replaces the the dative of a personal pronoun when the subject is of the same person as the dative object. Roughly comparable with to oneself or for oneself.

Kupujem si topánky.–I am buying myself shoes.

Komu kupuješ topánky? Sebe.–Whom are you buying the shoes for? Myself.

Spanish

Conjunction

si

1. if

Catalan

Conjunction

si

1. if

See also

1. sí

Volapük

si

Interjection

1. yes