Word
Nessuno è stanco di sparecchiare.
Meaning
Nobody is tired of clearing the table.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Nessuno è stanco di sparecchiare.
essere
to be
stanco
tired
nessuno
nobody
di
to (linking a verb to a following infinitive)
Questions & Answers about Nessuno è stanco di sparecchiare.
Why do we use 'di' instead of 'a' before the infinitive 'sparecchiare'?
In Italian, adjectives describing a mental or physical state (like being tired, happy, afraid, or certain) usually require the preposition di before a following infinitive. So, you are always stanco di doing something. Adjectives indicating readiness or tendency (like pronto or abituato) typically take a.
I thought 'nobody' sentences needed a double negative in Italian. Why is there no 'non' here?
The verb 'sparecchiare' (to clear the table) looks like 'apparecchiare' (to set the table). Are they related?
If this sentence was referring strictly to a group of women, would 'nessuno' and 'stanco' change?