Usage Note
Ammalare is most commonly used reflexively — ammalarsi (to get sick): mi sono ammalato (I got sick). The auxiliary in compound tenses is essere for the reflexive. The non-reflexive transitive ammalare ('to make someone ill') is rare. The past participle ammalato also functions as an adjective: sono ammalato (I am ill).
Examples
"Mi sono ammalato la settimana scorsa."
Natural Translation
I got sick last week.
Literal Translation
Myself I-am sickened the week past.

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