Breakdown of Quello che il nomade vuole è essere autonomo.
essere
to be
quello
that
volere
to want
che
who, that (relative pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Quello che il nomade vuole è essere autonomo.
Why does this sentence use the singular autonomo instead of the plural autonomi like we saw with the impersonal si?
This lesson teaches that the impersonal si (meaning 'one' or 'people in general') requires a plural adjective with essere, as in Quando si è autonomi (When one is autonomous). However, this sentence provides a contrast: it has a specific, singular subject (il nomade). Because we are talking about a specific singular noun instead of an impersonal 'one', the adjective autonomo stays singular to match it.
Why do we use Quello che for 'What' here instead of Cosa?
There are two verbs right next to each other (vuole è). How does that work?
How do we know whether to use masculine or feminine for words ending in -e like ?