Breakdown of Chiunque può chiedere aiuto al custode.
l'aiuto
the help (m)
chiedere
to ask
a
to / at
potere
can, to be able to
chiunque
anyone / whoever
il custode
the keeper / the caretaker
Questions & Answers about Chiunque può chiedere aiuto al custode.
Why is it chiedere aiuto al custode instead of translating "ask the keeper for help" word-for-word?
Is chiunque always paired with a singular verb like può?
Yes. Chiunque (anyone, anybody, whoever) is an invariable indefinite pronoun. Just like in English, it always takes a third-person singular verb, no matter how many people it might refer to in practice.
How do we know the gender of custode since it ends in an "-e"?
Nouns ending in -e can be masculine or feminine. Custode happens to be a noun whose ending doesn't change based on gender, so it can refer to a man (il custode) or a woman (la custode). Here, we know the keeper is masculine because of the articulated preposition al (a + il). If it were a female keeper, it would be alla custode.
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