Why does this sentence use "invadere" instead of "invaso" ?
Hello,

I came across this sentence in a book:

Jahns avrebbe volute aggiungere qualcosa, ma si senti’ invadere da un’improvvisa tristezza.

Translation: Jahns would have liked add something, but felt overwhelmed by a sudden sadness.

My question is: Why isn't it "si senti' invaso" (she felt overwhelmed)

The infinitive (invadere) does not seem correct here. Can someone please explain?

Also, as I was posting this I noticed something else. It says "Jahns avrebbe volutE.." Why is this not volutO? Jahns is one singular female, but the past participle seems to be conjugated as referring to something that is feminine/plural, and anyway the verb is conjugated with avere and there is no object pronoun anywhere so the past participle should not change. It does not seem to be used as an adjective, either. Can someone please explain why this is not volutO and why it is volutE?

Thank you very much.

Question

Why does this sentence use "invadere" instead of "invaso" ?
Hello,

I came across this sentence in a book:

Jahns avrebbe volute aggiungere qualcosa, ma si senti’ invadere da un’improvvisa tristezza.

Translation:  Jahns would have liked add something, but felt overwhelmed by a sudden sadness.

My question is:  Why isn't it "si senti' invaso"  (she felt overwhelmed)

The infinitive (invadere) does not seem correct here.  Can someone please explain?

Also, as I was posting this I noticed something else.  It says "Jahns avrebbe volutE.."  Why is this not volutO?  Jahns is one singular female, but the past participle seems to be conjugated as referring to something that is feminine/plural, and anyway the verb is conjugated with avere and there is no object pronoun anywhere so the past participle should not change.  It does not seem to be used as an adjective, either.  Can someone please explain why this is not volutO and why it is volutE?

Thank you very much.

Answer

Hi Ken
1) "sentirsi" is a "verbo servile" and can be followed either from an infinitive(Invadere) or past participle(invaso) .Here is correct since when the action is starting or about to (or finish) we use the infinitive" Sudden sadness and she started to feel..", while the past participle is used when an action  started in the past and is continuing at the present time or still happening.
2) Jahns avrebbe volute aggiungere qualcosa..is just a typo..isn't right with ending E 
    Jahns avrebbe voluto aggiungere qualcosa...is the correct one since as you said the past participle doesn't change here..Bravo! :)

Answer

My bad Ken, I meant to write "verbo fraseologico" in this example. Here's a link about them:
https://www.skuola.net/grammatica-italiana/verbi-servili-fraseologici.html

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