Breakdown of I miei turni sono massacranti, dunque finisco per appisolarmi ovunque.
essere
to be
mio
my
finire
to finish
per
for / in order to / because of
ovunque
everywhere
il turno
the turn / the shift
dunque
therefore / well (filler word)
massacrante
grueling, exhausting
appisolarsi
to doze off
Questions & Answers about I miei turni sono massacranti, dunque finisco per appisolarmi ovunque.
This sentence expresses a consequence using dunque. How could I rewrite it to use this lesson's target structure, così ... da?
Because the first subject is I miei turni (my shifts) and the second is io (I), you cannot simply use the implicit da + infinitive, which normally requires the same subject for both actions. To use it, you would have to make the shifts the subject of the second action too, by adding the causative verb fare: I miei turni sono così massacranti da farmi appisolare ovunque (My shifts are so grueling as to make me doze off everywhere). Otherwise, you would use the explicit form with che: I miei turni sono così massacranti che finisco per appisolarmi ovunque.
Why is the preposition per used after finisco?
The fixed expression finire per followed by an infinitive translates to 'to end up doing something'. It is a very common B2-level phrase used to express the final, often unintended, result of a situation. Here, finisco per appisolarmi means 'I end up dozing off'.
Why is mi attached to the end of appisolar?
The verb for 'to doze off' is the reflexive appisolarsi. Since the preposition per requires the following verb to stay in the infinitive, the reflexive pronoun attaches directly to the end of it (dropping the final -e of the infinitive). The pronoun becomes mi to match the implied subject of the action, io.
Is the adjective massacranti related to the English word 'massacre'?
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