Breakdown of L'uomo sospettoso non vuole fare il giuramento senza di noi.
l'uomo
the man (m)
non
not
noi
we
senza
without
fare
to do / to make
volere
to want
di
(linking a preposition to a following personal pronoun)
sospettoso
suspicious
il giuramento
the oath
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?
Does the word giuramento come from a specific verb?
Yes, it is built from the verb giurare (to swear). The suffix -mento is frequently attached to verb stems to create a masculine noun that represents the action or the result of that verb. You already know other words that do this, such as pagamento (payment) from pagare or cambiamento (change) from cambiare.
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