Breakdown of Quel rumore mi fa impazzire da un'ora.
uno
a / an (masculine special)
quello
that
il rumore
the noise
fare
to do / to make
Questions & Answers about Quel rumore mi fa impazzire da un'ora.
Why is the present tense fa used here when the English translation says "has been driving"?
In Italian, when an action started in the past and is still continuing in the present, you use the present tense along with da (meaning "since" or "for"). English uses the present perfect continuous, but Italian conceptually says "It drives me crazy since an hour."
How does the phrase fa impazzire work?
This is the causative construction, formed by the verb fare followed directly by an infinitive. It is used when a subject causes someone or something else to perform an action. Here, the noise makes you go crazy (impazzire), which translates naturally to "drives me crazy."
Why is the pronoun mi placed before fa instead of being attached to impazzire?
How would I change this sentence to say "That noise is about to drive me crazy" using essere sul punto di?