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Nessuno è stanco di sparecchiare.

Nessuno è stanco di sparecchiare.
Nobody is tired of clearing the table.
From Lesson 270:Adjectives with infinitives (pronto a, felice di)·Italian

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?
You only need the double negative when nessuno comes after the verb (for example: Non è stanco nessuno). When nessuno is placed before the verb as the subject, as it is in this sentence, the non is dropped.
The verb 'sparecchiare' (to clear the table) looks like 'apparecchiare' (to set the table). Are they related?
Yes! In Italian, adding an s- to the beginning of a word often creates its exact opposite. Just like apparecchiare means to set the table, sparecchiare means to un-set or clear it. You will see this s- prefix a lot, like in caricare (to load) and scaricare (to unload).
If this sentence was referring strictly to a group of women, would 'nessuno' and 'stanco' change?
If 'nobody' refers to a general, undefined group of people, it defaults to masculine singular: nessuno è stanco. However, if you are explicitly referring to a feminine group (like 'none of the women'), you would use the feminine forms: Nessuna è stanca.

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