Learn Italian: Cospirate ancora, oppure volete votare contro di loro? - Are you still conspiring, or do you want to vote against them?

Cospirate ancora, oppure volete votare contro di loro?

Are you still conspiring, or do you want to vote against them?

Breakdown of Cospirate ancora, oppure volete votare contro di loro?

against (in opposition to)

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?

Both mean "or" and are grammatically interchangeable here. However, oppure is often used to strongly emphasize an alternative or a mutually exclusive choice. In this question, it highlights a dramatic contrast: Are you continuing your old behavior, or alternatively are you going to vote?

Ancora can mean "again", "still", or "yet". How do we know it means "still" here?