Breakdown of Lasci fare tutto al ragazzino; non vuoi rimproverarlo e lo vizi!
e
and
non
not
tutto
everything
fare
to do / to make
al
to the / at the
lasciare
to leave (an object)
volere
to want
lo
him/it (direct object)
il ragazzino
the little boy
viziare
to spoil
rimproverare
to scold
Questions & Answers about Lasci fare tutto al ragazzino; non vuoi rimproverarlo e lo vizi!
Why is it al ragazzino instead of il ragazzino? I thought "let the boy" would use a direct object.
This happens because of the causative construction, which uses lasciare or fare followed by an infinitive. When the infinitive verb (fare) has its own direct object (here, tutto), the person performing the action is treated as an indirect object. So, Italian essentially says "you let do everything to the boy" (al ragazzino).
Can I put the pronoun lo before the verb instead of attaching it to the end of rimproverarlo?
Since this lesson is about connectors like d'altronde or del resto (after all / besides), how would I fit one into this sentence?
This sentence is a great candidate for those connectors! You could use one right after the semicolon to justify the observation you just made. For example: ...al ragazzino; d'altronde non vuoi rimproverarlo... (after all, you don't want to scold him). It perfectly introduces the underlying reason why the speaker thinks the boy is being spoiled.
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