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Non ce la faccio più con queste chiamate!

Non ce la faccio più con queste chiamate!
I can't take it anymore with these calls!
From Lesson 160:Pronominal verbs (farcela, andarsene)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non ce la faccio più con queste chiamate!

Why does the sentence use ce la faccio instead of just faccio?
It comes from the special verb farcela, which means to manage, to succeed, or to cope. If you just used faccio (from fare, to do), it would mean I don't do anymore, which does not make sense here. Farcela is the verb you need to express that you can't take it or can't cope with a situation.
What exactly do the words ce and la mean in this sentence?
In the verb farcela, the ce and la are fixed pronouns attached to the verb fare. They do not translate directly to us or it like they normally would. Instead, they just combine with the verb to create the new meaning of managing or coping. When you conjugate the verb for I, they split off and go in front: ce la faccio.
How do we get the meaning anymore in this sentence?
The combination of non before the verb and più after it creates the meaning not anymore or no longer. In Italian, you frame the verb and its pronouns with them: non ce la faccio più means I can't take it anymore.
Why is it queste chiamate and not questi chiamati?
The word for a phone call is la chiamata, which is a feminine noun. Because it is plural here, it becomes chiamate. The word for these must match that feminine plural form, so we use queste.

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