"Migliora il sistema."

[DavidMilli]

Could this also be an instruction to 'improve the system' with migliora in the imperative form?

[Mr.Keko]

Yes!

[corbettf75]

Migliorare can be used transitively: you can improve something. But it can also be used intransitively: something improves. For example, "il malato migliora" the patient is getting better (example from the Garzanti online dictionary). Why cannot "Migliora il sistema" also mean "the system is improving"?

[mukkapazza]

Good catch, we'll add it in!

[Mr.Keko]

It's a weird word order tough. "Il sistema migliora" is way more natural.

[corbettf75]

Grazie, mad cow, ma come se dice "good catch" in Italiano? Forse, "bello calcio"?

[GoodLordigans]

Most Italian nouns that end in 'a' are feminine, but I see that 'sistema' is male. That's going to trip me up in the future, if I'm not careful.

[helmad]

compare problema, fantasma - Greek origin.

[Mr.Keko]

A lot of professions ending in -ista (autista, chitarrista, farmacista...)

[helena222222]

The system is the third personne, so is "improves" and not "improve"

[andrew_du_lac]

He makes the system better means the same thing, right?