Per ora non ho nessuna voglia di uscire.

Questions & Answers about Per ora non ho nessuna voglia di uscire.

What does per ora mean here?

Per ora means for now, at the moment, or for the time being.

It suggests that the situation may change later. In this sentence, the speaker is saying that right now they do not feel like going out, but maybe they will later.

Why is there both non and nessuna? Isn’t that a double negative?

Yes, and that is completely normal in Italian.

In Italian, negative words often appear together:

  • non ho nessuna voglia = I don’t have any desire / I have no desire

A native English speaker may expect only one negative, but Italian regularly uses this structure. So non + nessuna is correct and natural.

Why is it nessuna and not nessuno?

Because voglia is a feminine singular noun.

Nessuno behaves a bit like an adjective and must agree with the noun it goes with:

  • nessun libro = no book / any book
  • nessuna voglia = no desire / any desire

Since voglia is feminine singular, the correct form is nessuna.

What exactly does voglia mean?

Voglia means desire, wish, urge, or very often feeling like doing something.

In everyday Italian, avere voglia di + infinitive is a very common way to say to feel like doing something:

  • Ho voglia di uscire = I feel like going out
  • Non ho voglia di studiare = I don’t feel like studying

So in this sentence, voglia is not just a formal desire; it is the ordinary idea of feeling like it.

Why do we say ho voglia di uscire?

Because the pattern is:

avere voglia di + infinitive

So:

  • ho voglia di mangiare = I feel like eating
  • hai voglia di dormire = you feel like sleeping
  • non ho voglia di uscire = I don’t feel like going out

The preposition di links voglia with the action that follows.

Could I just say non voglio uscire instead?

Yes, but it is not exactly the same.

  • Non voglio uscire = I do not want to go out
  • Non ho voglia di uscire = I do not feel like going out

The second one often sounds softer and more natural when talking about mood or energy. It is closer to saying that you are not in the mood rather than firmly refusing.

What is the effect of nessuna in non ho nessuna voglia? Could I say non ho voglia di uscire?

Yes, non ho voglia di uscire is perfectly correct and very common.

Adding nessuna makes it stronger:

  • non ho voglia di uscire = I don’t feel like going out
  • non ho nessuna voglia di uscire = I really don’t feel like going out / I have absolutely no desire to go out

So nessuna adds emphasis.

Why is there no article before voglia?

Because avere voglia di is a fixed, very common expression.

You usually say:

  • ho voglia di...
  • non ho voglia di...

not normally ho la voglia di... in this everyday sense.

Italian often uses bare nouns in set expressions where English would not think in the same way.

Can per ora go somewhere else in the sentence?

Yes. Italian word order is flexible.

These are all possible, though they may sound slightly different in emphasis:

  • Per ora non ho nessuna voglia di uscire.
  • Non ho nessuna voglia di uscire per ora.

Putting per ora at the beginning gives the time frame first, which is very natural here. It tells the listener immediately: as things stand right now...

Is uscire just to go out, or can it mean other things too?

Here it means to go out.

More generally, uscire can mean:

But in a sentence like this, with voglia di uscire, the natural meaning is to go out, especially socially or simply to leave the house.

Is this sentence natural everyday Italian?

Yes, very natural.

A native speaker could easily say:

  • Per ora non ho nessuna voglia di uscire.
  • Per ora non ho voglia di uscire.

The version with nessuna is a bit more emphatic, but both are standard and idiomatic.

Could nessuna voglia be replaced with alcuna voglia?

Yes, grammatically it could:

  • non ho alcuna voglia di uscire

This also means I have no desire to go out.

However, alcuna is a bit more formal or literary in tone. In everyday speech, nessuna voglia is usually more common and more natural.

How would Italians commonly say this in a more conversational way?

Some very natural alternatives are:

  • Per ora non ho voglia di uscire.
  • Per ora non mi va di uscire.
  • Al momento non ho voglia di uscire.

A useful one to learn is:

For example:

  • Non mi va di uscire = I don’t feel like going out

That is very common in spoken Italian.

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