Breakdown of Questo libraccio inutile è un disastro.
essere
to be
un
a / an (masculine)
il libro
the book
questo
this (masculine)
il disastro
the disaster
inutile
useless
Questions & Answers about Questo libraccio inutile è un disastro.
How do we get the word libraccio from libro?
Libraccio uses the pejorative suffix -accio, which adds a negative, derogatory, or "bad" meaning to a noun. By adding it to libro (book), it turns into a "bad book" or "awful book".
Why does the "o" in libro disappear in libraccio?
If libraccio already means "bad book", isn't adding inutile (useless) repetitive?
Not in Italian! While the -accio suffix gives a general sense of low quality, ugliness, or badness, you can absolutely still attach specific adjectives to give more detail. Here, it's not just a trashy book (libraccio), it's specifically a useless one (inutile).
Since libraccio is masculine, why doesn't inutile end in -o?
Inutile belongs to a specific group of adjectives that end in -e in the singular, regardless of whether the noun is masculine or feminine. It only changes to -i in the plural (inutili). It stays inutile here, perfectly matching the masculine singular libraccio.
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