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Non abbiamo nessun'esigenza di inventare un pretesto.

Non abbiamo nessun'esigenza di inventare un pretesto.
We have no need to invent a pretext.
From Lesson 259:The negative adjective (nessun, nessuna)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non abbiamo nessun'esigenza di inventare un pretesto.

Why is there an apostrophe in nessun'esigenza?
Esigenza is a feminine noun starting with a vowel. The feminine adjective nessuna drops its final -a and replaces it with an apostrophe before a vowel to make pronunciation flow better. Note that if the noun were masculine and started with a vowel, you would just use nessun without an apostrophe.
Why do we use Non at the start of the sentence if nessun' already makes it negative?
Italian requires a double negative when the negative word comes after the verb. Because nessun'esigenza comes after the verb abbiamo, you must put non before the verb. Literally, this translates as: We do not have no need.
Why is the preposition di used before inventare?
The noun esigenza requires the preposition di to connect it to a following infinitive verb. You might remember this exact same pattern from avere bisogno di (to have need of or to need to). So, avere esigenza di simply means to have a need to do something.
Could I use bisogno instead of esigenza here?
Yes, nessun bisogno would also work and mean roughly the same thing. However, esigenza sounds a bit more formal and implies a specific requirement or situational demand, whereas bisogno is the everyday word for a fundamental need.

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