Learn Italian: Noi non abbiamo nessun problema, tranne l'allergia di Marco. - We do not have any problem, except Marco's allergy.

Noi non abbiamo nessun problema, tranne l'allergia di Marco.

We do not have any problem, except Marco's allergy.

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Questions & Answers about Noi non abbiamo nessun problema, tranne l'allergia di Marco.

Could I use eccetto instead of tranne in this sentence?

Yes, tranne and eccetto both mean "except" and are generally interchangeable. You could easily say eccetto l'allergia di Marco. Notice that both words connect directly to the next noun, so you do not need to add any extra prepositions like di or a.

Why do we say non abbiamo nessun? Isn't that a double negative?

Yes, Italian requires a double negative here! When negative words like nessun (no/any), niente (nothing), or mai (never) come after the verb, you must put non before the verb. So it literally translates to "We don't have no problem."

Why is it nessun problema instead of nessuno problema?

Nessuno follows the exact same rules as the word uno. It drops its final -o before masculine singular nouns that start with a vowel or most standard consonants. Since problema starts with a p, we use nessun. You would only use nessuno before tricky sounds like s plus a consonant, z, or gn.

Wait, problema ends in -a. Why is it treated as masculine with nessun?