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Il commesso cercherà il bottone.

Il commesso cercherà il bottone.
The shop assistant will look for the button.
From Lesson 170:Any and whatever (qualsiasi, qualunque)·Italian

Breakdown of Il commesso cercherà il bottone.

cercare
to look for
il commesso
the shop assistant
il bottone
the button

Questions & Answers about Il commesso cercherà il bottone.

Why is there an h in cercherà?
Cercherà is the future tense form of cercare (to look for). Verbs ending in -care and -gare add an h in all forms of the future tense to preserve the hard "c" or "g" sound. Without the h, the letter "c" followed by an "e" would make a soft "ch" sound.
Why isn't there a word for "for" after cercherà?
In English, we say "to look for", but the Italian verb cercare already includes the meaning of "for". It takes a direct object, so you never add a preposition like per after it. You just say cercare followed immediately by the item.
How would I say the assistant will look for "any" button, using the grammar from this lesson?
You could say cercherà un bottone qualsiasi or cercherà un bottone qualunque. Both words mean "any" or "any whatever". They are invariable (meaning their endings don't change to match the noun) and they usually go directly after the noun when used with an indefinite article like un.
Is il commesso specifically a male shop assistant?
Yes. Il commesso refers specifically to a male shop assistant or clerk. If the assistant were female, the noun would change to la commessa.

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