Breakdown of Il mio proposito per l'anno nuovo è studiare ogni giorno.
essere
to be
nuovo
new
l'anno
the year (m)
mio
my
il giorno
the day
studiare
to study
per
for / in order to / because of
ogni
every
il proposito
the resolution, the intention (a proposito = by the way)
Questions & Answers about Il mio proposito per l'anno nuovo è studiare ogni giorno.
Why use proposito instead of a word that sounds more like "resolution"?
The Italian word risoluzione exists, but it's mainly used for solving a problem (like a math equation) or for screen resolution. For a personal goal, intention, or a New Year's resolution, the correct word is proposito. You will often hear Italians talk about their buoni propositi (good intentions/resolutions) for the new year.
Why do we need Il before mio proposito? In English we just say "My resolution".
In Italian, possessive adjectives like mio almost always need a definite article (il, la, i, le) in front of them. The main exception is with singular close family members (like mio padre). Since proposito isn't a family member, the Il is required.
Since this lesson is about the future tense of essere, how would I say "My resolution WILL BE to study"?
Why is it just studiare? Don't we need a word for "to" like a or di before it?
In English, we say "is to study", but in Italian, the infinitive form of the verb (studiare) already includes the meaning of "to study". When defining what something is right after the verb essere (to be), you just use the plain infinitive without any extra prepositions.
Could I say tutti i giorni instead of ogni giorno?
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