Word
Lui non può guidare, è stanco.
Meaning
He cannot drive, he is tired.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Lui non può guidare, è stanco.
Why is the verb guidare (to drive) not conjugated here?
Because it comes right after the modal verb può (can/is able to). In Italian, when you use a modal verb like potere (to be able to) or dovere (to have to), the main action verb that follows it stays in the infinitive (the dictionary form ending in -are, -ere, or -ire).
Where does the word non (not) go when using a modal verb?
Why doesn't the second part of the sentence say lui è stanco?