Word
Se il prezzo è troppo alto, non compreremo niente.
Meaning
If the price is too high, we will not buy anything.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Se il prezzo è troppo alto, non compreremo niente.
essere
to be
non
not
alto
tall / high
troppo
too, too much, too many
Questions & Answers about Se il prezzo è troppo alto, non compreremo niente.
Why is the present tense used in the 'if' part, but the future tense in the second part?
This is a classic First Conditional sentence, which talks about a real possibility. In Italian, just like in English, we often use se (if) with the present tense for the condition (Se il prezzo è), and the future tense for the result (non compreremo niente). You can also use the future tense for both parts in Italian, but present plus future is very common and sounds very natural.
Why do we need non before the verb if we already have niente (anything)?
Does troppo change its ending here to match alto?
How do we get compreremo from the verb comprare (to buy)?