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Ti disturbo troppo adesso?

Ti disturbo troppo adesso?
Am I disturbing you too much now?
From Lesson 74:First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Ti disturbo troppo adesso?

Why is ti at the beginning of the sentence?
In English, we put the object after the verb ('I disturb you'). But in Italian, short object pronouns like ti (you) are placed directly before the verb. It literally reads as 'You I-disturb'.
How do we know it means 'I am disturbing' if there is no word for 'I'?
The ending of the verb tells you who is doing the action. Because disturbo ends in -o, the hidden subject is io (I). You only need to add the word io if you want to add special emphasis.
Why isn't there a word for 'am' to make 'Am I disturbing'?
Italian doesn't use 'am', 'is', or 'are' to show that an action is happening right now like English does. The single present tense verb disturbo translates to both 'I disturb' and 'I am disturbing'.
Does troppo always mean 'too much'?
When it describes a verb, like in this sentence, it means 'too much'. However, if you use it before an adjective, it just means 'too' (for example, troppo grande means 'too big').

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