Breakdown of Non lavoro ancora da ingegnere.
non
not
lavorare
to work
ancora
yet / still
da
as a (child/teenager), when one was
Questions & Answers about Non lavoro ancora da ingegnere.
I thought "come" meant "as". Why are we using da here?
While come often translates to "as" or "like", Italian uses the preposition da to indicate a role, profession, or stage of life you are currently occupying. When you say lavorare da ingegnere, it specifically means "to work in the capacity of an engineer."
Why isn't there an article before ingegnere? Shouldn't it be "da un ingegnere"?
When using da to express a profession or role, Italian drops the indefinite article (a/an). You just put da directly before the noun, creating phrases like da ingegnere (as an engineer) or da bambino (as a child).
Why does ancora go right after the verb instead of at the end of the sentence?
Could I say "Non faccio ancora l'ingegnere" instead?