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Anche essendo goloso, non me la sento di mangiare un altro boccone.

Anche essendo goloso, non me la sento di mangiare un altro boccone.
Even being a glutton, I don't feel up to eating another bite.
From Lesson 331:Even if (anche + gerundio)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Anche essendo goloso, non me la sento di mangiare un altro boccone.

How does the Anche essendo structure work here instead of just saying Anche se sono?
Anche essendo is an implicit concessive clause. By combining anche (even) with a gerund like essendo (being), you get a more concise way to say 'even though I am'. You can only use this gerund structure when the subject of both halves of the sentence is exactly the same (in this case, 'I').
Where does non me la sento come from, and why does it mean 'I don't feel up to'?
It comes from the pronominal verb sentirsela. This verb takes the root sentire (to feel) and attaches the fixed pronouns se and la. Together, they form an idiom that translates to 'to feel up to doing something' or 'to have the courage or stomach to do it'.
Why is the preposition di required before mangiare?
The verb sentirsela requires the preposition di when it is followed by an infinitive verb. You will always use the pattern sentirsela di + [infinitive] to express feeling up to doing a specific action.
Is goloso a noun or an adjective in this sentence?
It is acting as an adjective here, describing the hidden subject ('I'). Because it is an adjective, it must agree in gender and number with that subject. If the speaker were female, she would have to say Anche essendo golosa.

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