Breakdown of Che silenzio! Non è mica infastidito dal mio comportamento?
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Questions & Answers about Che silenzio! Non è mica infastidito dal mio comportamento?
Why is mica used here, and how does it change the meaning of the question?
In questions, mica is used to express doubt or to ask for confirmation, often hoping for a negative answer. Instead of a neutral question like Is he annoyed?, it translates closer to the English tag question He isn't annoyed, is he? or He's not by any chance annoyed?. It shows the speaker hopes he isn't bothered but wants reassurance.
Why is it Che silenzio! and not Che un silenzio! to match the English translation What a silence?
Why do we use the preposition dal before mio comportamento?
The word infastidito functions here as a past participle in a passive-like construction, meaning bothered by or annoyed by. In Italian, the agent that causes the feeling or action is introduced by the preposition da. Because comportamento requires the definite article il, they combine to form the articulated preposition dal.
Could I use annoiato or seccato instead of infastidito?