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Il regolamento non permette a chiunque di entrare.

Il regolamento non permette a chiunque di entrare.
The regulation does not allow just anyone to enter.
From Lesson 171:Anyone and whoever (chiunque)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il regolamento non permette a chiunque di entrare.

Why do we use chiunque here instead of nessuno since the sentence starts with non?
If the sentence said non permette a nessuno, it would mean the rule allows absolutely nobody to enter. By using chiunque, the phrase non permette a chiunque means it does not allow just anyone, implying that some specific authorized people are still allowed to enter.
Why is there an a before chiunque?
The verb permettere (to allow) takes the preposition a before the person receiving the permission. In English you allow someone, but in Italian you allow to someone, which is why we say permettere a chiunque.
Why do we need the word di right before entrare?
When permettere is followed by another verb to say what action is allowed, you must connect them with the preposition di. The complete pattern to remember is permettere a qualcuno di fare qualcosa (to allow someone to do something).
Does the ending of chiunque ever change depending on who we are talking about?
No, chiunque is an invariable pronoun. It never changes its ending for masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. It always stays exactly the same.

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