Breakdown of L'attore è bravissimo, non fa mai uno sbaglio.
essere
to be
non
not
uno
a / an (masculine special)
lo sbaglio
the mistake
fare
to do / to make
l'attore
the actor (m)
mai
ever / never
bravo
good / skillful (ability, well-behaved)
Questions & Answers about L'attore è bravissimo, non fa mai uno sbaglio.
How is bravissimo formed, and what does it mean?
It is the absolute superlative of the adjective bravo (good or skilled). To make it, you drop the final vowel of bravo and add -issimo. It means very good, really good, or extremely good. Like all adjectives, its ending changes to match what it describes, so here it takes the masculine singular ending -o to match l'attore.
Doesn't bravo mean brave?
It is a common false friend! In Italian, bravo usually means good, skilled, or talented at doing something. If you want to call an actor or a person brave, you would use the word coraggioso.
Why do we need both non and mai in this sentence?
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