Appunto, ci serve più tempo e meno confusione.

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Breakdown of Appunto, ci serve più tempo e meno confusione.

• il tempo: the time
• più: more
• meno: less

Questions & Answers about Appunto, ci serve più tempo e meno confusione.

What does Appunto mean at the start?

Here Appunto is a discourse marker meaning Exactly / Right / That’s precisely the point. It signals agreement or underlines that what follows is the exact point being made. It’s not the noun appunto (a note) or related to appuntamento (appointment).

Why is there a comma after Appunto?

Because Appunto functions as an interjection/discourse marker. A comma marks the short pause before the main clause. You could also write Appunto. Ci serve… as two sentences for stronger emphasis.

In ci serve, what does ci mean?

Ci is an indirect object clitic meaning to us. Literally the structure is “it serves/is useful to us,” i.e., “we need.” It’s not the locative ci (“there”) here.

Why is it serve and not servono?

With servire in the “to need” sense, the verb agrees with what is needed. Both tempo and confusione are mass nouns, so the singular serve is natural. With clearly countable plural items, you’ll often see plural: Ci servono tre sedie. With coordinated abstract/mass items, many speakers still prefer the singular: Ci serve tempo e pazienza.

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