Word
L'uomo sospettoso non vuole fare il giuramento senza di noi.
Meaning
The suspicious man does not want to take the oath without us.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of L'uomo sospettoso non vuole fare il giuramento senza di noi.
l'uomo
the man (m)
non
not
noi
we
senza
without
Questions & Answers about L'uomo sospettoso non vuole fare il giuramento senza di noi.
Why is there a di in senza di noi? Isn't senza noi enough for 'without us'?
When certain prepositions like senza (without), dopo (after), contro (against), sopra (above), and sotto (under) are followed directly by a personal pronoun (like noi, me, te), Italian requires you to insert di between them. So, while you would say senza l'uomo (without the man), you must say senza di noi (without us).
What is the difference between sospettoso and sospetto? Could I use l'uomo sospetto here?
They mean two different things! Sospettoso describes someone who feels suspicious or distrustful of others, which fits this sentence perfectly since he is refusing to take the oath without you. Sospetto, on the other hand, describes someone who arouses suspicion (a shady or suspicious-looking person), or it acts as a noun meaning 'the suspect'.
The English translation says 'to take the oath', but the Italian uses fare. Can I use prendere here?