Breakdown of È difficile comunicare in un dialetto incomprensibile.
essere
to be
un
a / an (masculine)
difficile
difficult
in
in / made of (material)
il dialetto
the dialect
incomprensibile
incomprehensible
comunicare
to communicate
Questions & Answers about È difficile comunicare in un dialetto incomprensibile.
Why is there no preposition like a or da between difficile and comunicare?
When an impersonal expression starts with È plus an adjective (like È difficile, È facile, or È importante), it connects directly to the infinitive verb without a preposition. You only use da when the adjective follows a specific noun, like in un dialetto difficile da capire (a dialect difficult to understand).
How would I use this lesson's grammar to say 'It is more difficult to communicate in an incomprehensible dialect than I thought'?
You would use di quanto followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood. The sentence becomes: È più difficile comunicare in un dialetto incomprensibile di quanto pensassi. You need the imperfect subjunctive (pensassi) because the comparison refers to a past expectation.
Why do we use the preposition in for in un dialetto?
In Italian, when you refer to communicating using a specific language or dialect, you use the preposition in. This is the standard way to express the medium of communication, just like parlare in italiano (to speak in Italian).
How does the word building work for incomprensibile?
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