Question 1

Why do we use da here to mean as instead of come?

Accepted Answer

When talking about a phase of life, a role, or a profession, Italian uses da to mean 'in the capacity of' or 'during the time of being'. Using come would sound more like a comparison (acting like a pensioner) rather than stating your actual stage of life.

Question 2

Why isn't there an article, like da un pensionato?

Accepted Answer

When da is used to express a role or life stage, the article is dropped. You just attach da directly to the noun, exactly like you do in phrases such as da bambino (as a child) or da grande (when I am grown up).

Question 3

In the future tense verb viaggerò, why did the 'i' from viaggiare disappear?

Accepted Answer

Regular verbs ending in -are change the 'a' to an 'e' in the future tense. However, verbs ending in -ciare and -giare also drop their i to keep the spelling simple, since the 'e' already keeps the consonant sound soft. That is why it is written as viaggerò and not viaggierò.

Question 4

Why is there a di in molto di più?

Accepted Answer

The phrase di più is the standard way to say 'more' when it acts as an adverb at the end of a thought. You add molto to make it 'much more'. If you only used più without di, it would sound incomplete, because più on its own usually needs to be attached to an adjective, like più bello.

Da pensionato, viaggerò molto di più.

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