Breakdown of Chi osa salire nella gerarchia dopo di me?
in
in / made of (material)
chi
who, whom
me
me
dopo
after
salire
to get on, to go up
di
(linking a preposition to a following personal pronoun)
osare
to dare
la gerarchia
the hierarchy
Questions & Answers about Chi osa salire nella gerarchia dopo di me?
Why is there a 'di' in dopo di me? Shouldn't it just be dopo me?
This is a special rule for certain prepositions like dopo (after), senza (without), and contro (against). When they are followed directly by a tonic personal pronoun like me, te, or lui, Italian requires you to insert di. If it were a noun instead of a pronoun, you would drop the di (for example, dopo la riunione meaning 'after the meeting').
Why isn't there a connecting preposition like a or di between osa and salire?
The verb osare (to dare) links directly to an infinitive verb without needing a connecting preposition. It behaves like a modal verb (volere, potere, dovere) in this regard. You simply place the infinitive salire right after it.
Why do we use nella gerarchia instead of a preposition like su (on) or just the article?
While in English you might say climbing 'up' or 'the' hierarchy, Italian conceptualizes a hierarchy as a structured system you rise 'inside' of. Therefore, it uses the preposition in, which combines with the feminine definite article la to form nella.
Does chi always take the third-person singular conjugation, as seen with osa?
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