Breakdown of Cospirate ancora, oppure volete votare contro di loro?
loro
they
volere
to want
ancora
yet / still
contro
against (in opposition to)
oppure
or (else), or alternatively (stronger than o)
cospirare
to conspire
di
(linking a preposition to a following personal pronoun)
votare
to vote
Questions & Answers about Cospirate ancora, oppure volete votare contro di loro?
Why do we need the word di in contro di loro?
When certain prepositions like contro (against), senza (without), or dopo (after) are followed directly by a personal pronoun like me, te, or loro, you must insert the preposition di between them. If you were using a noun instead of a pronoun, you would just use the preposition alone, such as contro il governo (against the government).
Could I use an object pronoun and move it before the verb, like li volete votare contro?
No, you cannot move this pronoun to the front of the verb. Because "them" is the object of the preposition contro, you must use a strong (tonic) pronoun (loro) and keep it right after the preposition: contro di loro. Moving pronouns to the front of modal verbs only works for direct and indirect object pronouns like lo, la, li, or gli.
What is the difference between using oppure and just o in this sentence?
Ancora can mean "again", "still", or "yet". How do we know it means "still" here?
Context is your best clue! While "Are you conspiring again" is grammatically possible, the either/or structure of the question—asking if they are continuing their current action (cospirate) OR choosing a new path (votare)—makes "still" the most logical translation. If the verb were negative (non cospirate ancora), it would usually mean "not yet".
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