Breakdown of Non entro nel cimitero: ho paura.
non
not
avere
to have
la paura
the fear
entrare
to enter
nel
in the (in + il) / while / upon (doing something)
il cimitero
the cemetery
Questions & Answers about Non entro nel cimitero: ho paura.
Since this lesson is about negative commands, why doesn't this sentence use the infinitive (Non entrare)?
Because this isn't a command! The speaker is talking about themselves, saying "I do not enter." The special rule you are learning (non + infinitive) is only for telling someone else not to do something, like "Don't enter!" (Non entrare!).
Why is it nel cimitero instead of just in cimitero?
When entering a specific place, Italian generally requires the definite article ("the"). Nel is the combined form of the preposition in (in/into) and the masculine singular article il (the).
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