Breakdown of Non ho ancora trovato niente di interessante da comprare.
non
not
avere
to have
di
of, from
comprare
to buy
Questions & Answers about Non ho ancora trovato niente di interessante da comprare.
Why is it da comprare (to buy) instead of per comprare?
In Italian, when you want to express the idea of something "to be done" (its purpose or function) right after a noun or an indefinite pronoun like niente (nothing) or qualcosa (something), you use the preposition da followed by the infinitive. So, niente da comprare simply means "nothing to buy."
Why is there a di before interessante?
When you want to attach an adjective like interessante to an indefinite pronoun like niente (nothing), qualcosa (something), or molto (much), you must connect them with the preposition di. While English just says "nothing interesting," Italian requires niente di interessante.
Why does the sentence use both Non and niente? Isn't that a double negative?
Where exactly does ancora (yet) go in sentences like this?