Breakdown of Questo allenamento estenuante spinge il corpo fino allo sfinimento.
questo
this (masculine)
a
to / at
l'allenamento
workout
il corpo
the body
fino
until, up to (fino a)
estenuante
exhausting / grueling
spingere
to push
lo sfinimento
the exhaustion
Questions & Answers about Questo allenamento estenuante spinge il corpo fino allo sfinimento.
Why do we use fino allo here instead of just allo?
Why is it allo after fino?
The compound preposition is fino a (up to / until). Because the following word, sfinimento (exhaustion), is a masculine noun starting with s + consonant, it requires the definite article lo. When you combine the preposition a with lo, it merges into allo. Therefore, fino a + lo becomes fino allo.
Is fino a only used for physical places or times?
Not at all! While you will frequently see it used for time (like fino a domani for until tomorrow) or physical space (fino a Roma for as far as Rome), this sentence demonstrates its use for a figurative limit. Here, the limit reached is a state of being (sfinimento).
What is the relationship between estenuante and sfinimento?
Both words relate to extreme tiredness, but they have different roles. Estenuante is an adjective meaning exhausting, which describes the training (allenamento). Sfinimento is a noun meaning the state of exhaustion. The sentence plays with these related concepts to show that an exhausting activity pushes you to a state of complete exhaustion.
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