Breakdown of Lui è palesemente estraneo a questa storia.
essere
to be
lui
he
questo
this (masculine)
a
to / at
Questions & Answers about Lui è palesemente estraneo a questa storia.
Since this lesson is about entrarci, how would we rewrite this sentence using that verb?
You could say Lui non c'entra niente con questa storia (He has nothing to do with this story). While essere estraneo a (to be uninvolved in) is slightly formal or journalistic, non c'entrare is the most natural, high-frequency way to express this in everyday conversation. Notice that entrarci pairs with the preposition con, whereas estraneo pairs with a.
Why do we use the preposition a after estraneo when the English translation says "uninvolved IN"?
The adjective estraneo literally means "stranger," "foreign," or "alien." In Italian, you are a stranger to a situation, so it always takes the preposition a. Thinking of it literally as "he is a stranger to this matter" makes the use of a feel much more logical to an English speaker.
What is the base word for palesemente, and when is it typically used?
Does storia just mean a literal "story" here?