Breakdown of Nessun turista è tanto insoddisfatto quanto me.
essere
to be
tanto
so much, a lot / as (in comparisons)
me
me
quanto
as (in comparisons)
Questions & Answers about Nessun turista è tanto insoddisfatto quanto me.
How is insoddisfatto formed, and how do I know which negative prefix to use?
It is built from the negative prefix in- plus the adjective soddisfatto (satisfied). Italian has a few negative prefixes like in-, dis-, and s-. While there is not a strict rule predicting every word, in- is the most common prefix used to directly flip the meaning of an adjective, much like 'un-' or 'in-' in English. You generally have to memorize which prefix pairs with which base word as you learn new vocabulary.
Why does turista end in -a if the words around it like nessun and insoddisfatto are masculine?
Nouns ending in -ista that refer to people (like professions or categories of people) use the exact same form for both masculine and feminine in the singular. We know this specific tourist is masculine because the adjective nessun and the ending of insoddisfatto are masculine. If it were a female tourist, the sentence would be: Nessuna turista è tanto insoddisfatta quanto me.
Could I use così... come... instead of tanto... quanto... in this sentence?
Why does the sentence end with instead of ?