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Non trovo nessuno svantaggio in questa opzione.

Non trovo nessuno svantaggio in questa opzione.
I find no disadvantage in this option.
From Lesson 259:The negative adjective (nessun, nessuna)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non trovo nessuno svantaggio in questa opzione.

Why is it nessuno here instead of nessun?
Because the following noun, svantaggio, starts with an "impure s" (an "s" followed by another consonant). Just as you would use the article uno to say uno svantaggio, the adjective nessuno keeps its full "o" ending here. If the masculine noun started with a normal consonant or a vowel, it would drop the "o" and become nessun (like nessun problema).
Why is there a non at the beginning if nessuno already means "no"?
Italian requires a double negative when the negative word comes after the verb. Because nessuno is placed after the verb trovo, you must put non before the verb to make the sentence grammatically correct. Literally, it translates to "I do not find no disadvantage."
Is svantaggio related to the word vantaggio (advantage)?
Yes! In Italian, attaching an s- prefix to the beginning of a word is a very common way to create its direct opposite. So, vantaggio (advantage) becomes svantaggio (disadvantage), just like fortuna (luck) becomes sfortuna (bad luck).
Could I translate "in this option" as a questa opzione instead?
It wouldn't sound natural in this context. When talking about finding a characteristic, quality, or flaw "inside" a choice, plan, or even a person, Italian prefers the preposition in. You are conceptually looking "into" the option and finding no disadvantage there.

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