Avoiding or omitting the agent
The participle agrees with the subject.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| passive (essere + da) | è scritto da | written by |
| si passivante | si vendono case | houses are sold |
| si impersonale | si dice che | it is said that |
'By X' = da X.
si + verb avoids naming the doer.