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Chiunque può perdere il controllo, ma non ne parliamo mai.

Chiunque può perdere il controllo, ma non ne parliamo mai.
Anyone can lose control, but we never talk about it.
From Lesson 211:Letting someone do something (lasciare + infinito)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Chiunque può perdere il controllo, ma non ne parliamo mai.

Why does chiunque take the third-person singular verb può?
Chiunque (anyone/whoever) is an indefinite pronoun that is always grammatically singular in Italian. Because of this, it must be followed by a third-person singular verb like può.
Why do we say perdere il controllo with the article il, instead of just perdere controllo?
Italian generally requires definite articles (il, la, etc.) before abstract nouns or broad concepts. While English drops the article for 'lose control', Italian keeps it as perdere il controllo.
Where does the 'about it' come from in the Italian sentence?
It comes from the pronoun ne. The verb 'to talk about' is parlare di. When you replace di plus a topic (like 'about it' or 'about that'), you use the pronoun ne, which takes the place of that phrase and goes right before the verb.
Why are non and mai separated by ne parliamo?
To say 'never' in Italian, you wrap the verb in non ... mai. The non must go before the verb (and before any pronoun attached to the front of it, like ne), while mai goes immediately after the conjugated verb.

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