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Non abbiamo ancora costruito il nuovo grattacielo.

Non abbiamo ancora costruito il nuovo grattacielo.
We have not built the new skyscraper yet.
From Lesson 143:Not anymore and not yet (non... più, non... ancora)·Italian

Breakdown of Non abbiamo ancora costruito il nuovo grattacielo.

nuovo
new
non
not
avere
to have
ancora
yet / still
costruire
to build
il grattacielo
the skyscraper

Questions & Answers about Non abbiamo ancora costruito il nuovo grattacielo.

Where exactly do we put ancora in this sentence?
When using a compound tense like the passato prossimo (here, abbiamo costruito), the word ancora goes right between the helper verb (abbiamo) and the past participle (costruito). The full pattern for 'not yet' is: non + helper verb + ancora + past participle.
Why does nuovo come before the noun here?
Most adjectives come after the noun in Italian, but a few common and descriptive ones like nuovo (new), vecchio (old), and bello (beautiful) usually come before it. Placing nuovo before the noun is the standard, natural way to describe a new object.
Is costruito a regular past participle?
Yes! The infinitive verb is costruire (to build). Because it is an -ire verb, it follows the regular rule for making a past participle: drop the -ire and add -ito, giving us costruito.
What does the word grattacielo literally mean?
Just like the English word 'skyscraper', grattacielo is a descriptive compound word. It literally translates to 'sky-scratcher'! It is made by combining the verb grattare (to scratch) and the noun cielo (sky).

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