i need to know what this c code does.. please help me...

#include <stdio.h>
short int somatorio(short int x){
if(x == 1)
return x;
else
return x + somatorio(x – 1);
}
main(){
int y;
t = somatorio(50);
}

this is the c code that i dont know what it does, please help me. and thanks for all you time.

It is a recursive function that is doing a summation.

is there any way to convert this c code into the assembly code in the program MARIE? thaks for your time :)

is there any way to convert this c code into the assembly code in the program MARIE? thaks for your time :)

Yes it is possible to write it in assembly. I don't know what MARIE is.