Questions & Answers about Non berremo più alcol.
Why does the verb bere change to berremo in the future tense?
Bere (to drink) is one of a few verbs that have a special "double-R" stem in the future tense. Instead of using a regular stem, it changes to berr-. To say "we will drink", you just attach the standard noi future ending -emo to that stem, giving you berremo. You will see this same double-R pattern with verbs like volere (vorr-) and venire (verr-).
How does the phrase non ... più work to mean "not anymore"?
Why is alcol spelled without an "h" and only one "o"?
While it looks very similar to the English word, alcol has been adapted to Italian spelling rules. Italian rarely uses the letter "h" inside a word unless it is used to keep a "c" or "g" sounding hard (like in macchina). Therefore, the "h" was dropped and the double "o" was simplified to just alcol.
Why isn't there an article or a word for "any" before alcol?
When making a general statement about a mass category of things, especially in a negative sentence where you mean "not any at all", Italian often leaves out the article. You could technically use the partitive article dell'alcol (some alcohol), but simply saying non berremo più alcol makes the statement broader and more absolute.
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