Breakdown of L'uomo dai baffi e dagli occhiali ha uno sguardo stanco.
l'uomo
the man (m)
e
and
stanco
tired
uno
a / an (masculine special)
Questions & Answers about L'uomo dai baffi e dagli occhiali ha uno sguardo stanco.
Why does this sentence use dai and dagli instead of con i and con gli to mean 'with'?
While con means 'with' in a general sense, Italian uses the preposition da combined with a definite article to describe someone's physical characteristics, accessories, or distinctive features. It translates closer to 'the man characterized by the mustache'.
Why is it dai baffi (plural) when he only has one mustache?
In Italian, a mustache is almost always referred to in the plural form, i baffi (literally 'the mustaches'). Because of this, the preposition da combines with the plural article i to form dai.
Could we just say dai baffi e occhiali instead of repeating the preposition?
Why is the article uno used in uno sguardo instead of just un?