Breakdown of Quella bancarella ha sempre qualcosa da vendere.
quello
that
avere
to have
sempre
always
vendere
to sell
Questions & Answers about Quella bancarella ha sempre qualcosa da vendere.
Why is it qualcosa da vendere and not qualcosa a vendere or di vendere?
When you want to say "something to [verb]" or "nothing to [verb]", Italian uses the preposition da followed by the infinitive verb. After indefinite pronouns like qualcosa (something) or niente (nothing), da expresses the purpose or function of the thing. So, qualcosa da vendere means "something to sell" or "something meant for selling".
Could I use per instead of da here, since it means "for selling"?
Why is it Quella bancarella and not just Quel bancarella?
Bancarella (stall or stand) is a feminine singular noun, so the demonstrative adjective for "that" must also be the feminine singular quella. You would only use quel for masculine singular nouns that start with most consonants, like quel mercato (that market).
Why does sempre come after the verb ha?