Breakdown of È la forma del prodotto che lo rende difficilmente immaginabile.
essere
to be
lo
him/it (direct object)
del
of the; than the (di + il)
il prodotto
the product
difficilmente
hardly / with difficulty
che
who, that (relative pronoun)
la forma
the shape, the form (essere in forma = to be in shape)
rendere
to make (someone/something) + adjective, to render
immaginabile
imaginable
Questions & Answers about È la forma del prodotto che lo rende difficilmente immaginabile.
How exactly do we form words like immaginabile?
The suffix -bile is used to show that something is capable of being done, much like '-able' or '-ible' in English. For regular -are verbs like immaginare (to imagine), you drop the final -re and add -bile to get immaginabile (imaginable). For -ere and -ire verbs, the ending becomes -ibile, as in leggibile (readable).
Why does the sentence use lo rende instead of lo fa for 'makes it'?
In Italian, when 'to make' means causing someone or something to take on a certain quality or adjective (like 'makes it imaginable' or 'makes me happy'), you must use the verb rendere. You generally use fare when 'to make' means to physically create something, or when forcing an action, like mi fa ridere (makes me laugh).
How is the adverb difficilmente formed here?
difficilmente means 'with difficulty' or 'hardly,' and here it modifies the adjective immaginabile. It is formed by taking the adjective difficile and adding the suffix -mente. Because difficile ends in -e rather than -o or -a, you simply attach -mente directly to the singular adjective without changing any vowels.
Is È la forma... che... a common sentence structure?
Yes, this is called a cleft sentence. Italian uses it exactly like English does ('It is the shape... that...') to put strong emphasis on a specific part of the sentence. Instead of just saying 'The shape makes it hardly imaginable,' this structure highlights that the shape, specifically, is the main cause.
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