Word
Nessuno vuole comprare quella macchinona perché costa troppo.
Meaning
Nobody wants to buy that big car because it costs too much.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Nessuno vuole comprare quella macchinona perché costa troppo.
quello
that
troppo
too, too much, too many
perché
because, why
comprare
to buy
Questions & Answers about Nessuno vuole comprare quella macchinona perché costa troppo.
How does the suffix change macchina into macchinona?
The suffix -one or -ona is an "augmentative", meaning it makes a noun larger. By dropping the final vowel of macchina (car) and adding -ona, you get macchinona (big car). It keeps its feminine gender here, which is why it is paired with the feminine word quella (that).
Doesn't Italian usually use double negatives? Why is there no non here?
Why doesn't troppo end in -a to match the feminine macchinona?
Why is comprare left in its infinitive (dictionary) form?