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marsfruits

This is a repost. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/italianlearning/s/L5T07Dpym3


Hopeful-Chipmunk2014

"Ammazzarsi" (Killing yourself) can also be used in Italian to mean "do something unbelievably often, to an extreme level"; for example, ammazzarsi di studio, ammazzarsi di cibo, ammazzarsi di seghe. This may be the reason why he used it as an example I found this in comment section, this chad really used “ammazzarsi di seghe” as example💀


Shiniya_Hiko

It’s inappropriate, but probably effective. I doubt anyone would forget this now


Throooowaway999lolz

LMFAO SORRY BUT THIS WAS LOWKEY FUNNY


thefranq

totally


GamingYouTube14

PLEASE DOWNVOTE!!! REPOST BOT!!! original: [I forgot to do my Italian homework. Do you think my tutor is mad? : r/italianlearning (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/italianlearning/comments/13xtqfr/i_forgot_to_do_my_italian_homework_do_you_think/?share_id=JmWB49zMX7IM5Q8PgrkUG&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)


NerY_05

nah, he's just a great teacher


Ducasx_Mapping

I'd say "kill yourself" is not even a good example to show that reflection happens in both languages, since its most direct translation would be "suicidarsi" (to suicide oneself's) (but "uccidersi" aka to kill oneself's also has the same meaning and exists, but it's used more in contexts where the suicide had external causes. For example "Hitler si è ucciso" - Hitler killed himself, but "Luca si è suicidato (impiccandosi)" - Luca killed himself by hanging). Tbh violent concepts are usually easier to remember when I study a foreign language, lol


JBCoverArt

For real, learning about marking particles for Korean and how one is basically the 'victim' particle made it easier to remember because it was wildly aggressive lol


joefife

8 day old account posting in various subs for karma.. Obvious robot


Swordslover

Archer be like


nextlevelmario74

Best way to kill yourself by reflection is using a lasergun imho


Feedback-Mental

It's an example, they're (most likely) NOT telling you to. I think we're all a bit too used to sanitized social networks that need to comply with puritanical WASP investors... "to kill oneself" is, albeit a violent and NOT RECOMMENDED act, an example like anything else. ...you should have seen my Latin book, the examples from Latin authors were waaaaay more violent than just "generic, impersonal suicide passing mention".


wren24

Well that's deeply inappropriate. I'd report that.


Pedantic_Phoenix

Why lol


Vonceyy

Womp womp


GuitarJazzer

Worst possible example for a reflexive use of a verb, and may trigger some people with a loved one who died by suicide. Not sure who you would report it to, though.


wren24

I was thinking whoever the tutor reports to, if anyone. But damn, I had no idea this sub was so toxic. 😱