Mio padre sa usare la frusta e sbattere le uova senza sporcare il tavolo.

With a singular close family member, Italian usually uses the possessive without the article:

• mio padre
• mia madre
• mio fratello

So mio padre is the normal form.

The article often appears when:

• the family noun is plural: i miei genitori
• the noun is modified: il mio caro padre
• some affectionate forms are used, depending on style: la mia mamma

So in this sentence, mio padre is exactly what you would expect.

Sapere + infinitive usually means to know how to do something.

So sa usare means:

• he knows how to use
• he is able to use because he has learned how

This is slightly different from può usare, which means he can use in the sense of possibility, permission, or immediate ability.

So:

• Mio padre sa usare la frusta = my father knows how to use a whisk / is skilled at using it
• Mio padre può usare la frusta = my father can use the whisk, perhaps because he is allowed to or it is possible

Because they depend on other words that trigger the infinitive.

• sa usare: after sapere, the next verb stays in the infinitive
• sa ... sbattere: same idea for the second coordinated verb
• senza sporcare: after senza, Italian often uses the infinitive to mean without doing

So the structure is:

• sa usare
• sa sbattere
• senza sporcare

This is very normal in Italian.

Because one conjugated verb can govern two infinitives joined by e.

So:

• sa usare la frusta e sbattere le uova

means:

• he knows how to use the whisk and beat the eggs

Italian does not need to repeat sa:

• sa usare la frusta e sbattere le uova
• not necessarily sa usare la frusta e sa sbattere le uova

Repeating sa would still be grammatical, but it is less compact and usually unnecessary.

In general, frusta can mean whip.
But in a cooking context, especially next to sbattere le uova, it clearly means whisk.

So here la frusta is the kitchen tool.

If you wanted to be extra explicit, you could say:

• la frusta da cucina

But in this sentence, the cooking context already makes the meaning clear.

Italian often uses the definite article in places where English might use either the or a, depending on context.

Here la frusta can refer to:

• the whisk relevant in the situation
• the tool as a known or generic kitchen instrument

So Italian naturally says usare la frusta. In English, the most natural translation might vary between use the whisk and use a whisk, depending on context.

This is one of those places where article use does not always match English exactly.

In cooking, sbattere le uova means to beat the eggs.

The verb sbattere has other meanings in other contexts, such as:

• to bang
• to slam
• to beat
• to knock

But with uova, it is a standard cooking expression.

So here it does not mean hitting the eggs violently; it means beating or whisking them.

That is a very common question, because this noun is irregular.

• singular: l'uovo — masculine
• plural: le uova — feminine

So the article changes too:

• un uovo
• le uova

This is an old irregular pattern that survives in modern Italian. A few other nouns show something similar, though uovo / uova is one of the most important to learn because it is so common.

So sbattere le uova is completely correct.

Senza + infinitive means without doing something.

So:

• senza sporcare il tavolo = without dirtying / messing up the table

This construction is used when the subject is the same as in the main clause. Here, the understood subject of sporcare is still mio padre.

So the sentence means that my father knows how to do those things without making a mess on the table.

A useful comparison:

• Mangia senza parlare = He eats without talking
• Lavora senza lamentarsi = She works without complaining

It can mean both, depending on context.

Literally, sporcare means:

• to dirty
• to soil
• to stain

But in everyday kitchen context, sporcare il tavolo often means something more natural in English like:

• to get the table dirty
• to make a mess on the table
• to splatter the table

So in this sentence, the idea is probably that he can whisk and beat eggs neatly, without making a mess.

Because Italian usually drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here sa tells you it is he/she:

• mio padre sa

Since mio padre is already there, adding lui would usually be unnecessary.

Italian normally says:

• Mio padre sa usare...

not:

• Lui mio padre sa usare...

You could say Lui sa usare... only if you wanted emphasis or contrast, such as He does know how to use it, unlike someone else.

The given order is the most neutral and natural:

• Mio padre sa usare la frusta e sbattere le uova senza sporcare il tavolo.

Italian word order is more flexible than English, but not every rearrangement sounds equally natural.

For example, you might move something for emphasis:

• Senza sporcare il tavolo, mio padre sa usare la frusta e sbattere le uova.

That is possible, but it sounds more marked and less neutral.

So for a learner, the original order is the best model:

• subject
• conjugated verb
• infinitives and objects
• final senza phrase