Learn Italian: Dopo aver finito questo turno massacrante, me ne andrò perché non ce la faccio più. - After finishing this grueling shift, I will leave because I can't take it anymore.

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Dopo aver finito questo turno massacrante, me ne andrò perché non ce la faccio più.

Meaning

After finishing this grueling shift, I will leave because I can't take it anymore.

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Italian

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Implicit consequences (così... da)

Breakdown of Dopo aver finito questo turno massacrante, me ne andrò perché non ce la faccio più.

Questions & Answers about Dopo aver finito questo turno massacrante, me ne andrò perché non ce la faccio più.

Why is it aver finito instead of just finire?

After the preposition dopo, Italian requires the past infinitive (l'infinito passato) to express an action that was completely finished before the main verb takes place. You form this with the infinitive of the auxiliary verb (avere or essere) plus the past participle. So, 'after finishing' becomes dopo aver finito.

Is the word massacrante a verb or an adjective here?

It is acting as an adjective meaning 'grueling' or 'exhausting', but it is formed from the present participle of the verb massacrare (to massacre). Using present participles ending in -ante or -ente as adjectives is a very common pattern in Italian.

Why does the verb become me ne andrò instead of mi ne andrò?

The verb here is andarsene (to leave / to go away), which uses the reflexive pronoun mi and the particle ne. When the pronouns mi, ti, si, ci, or vi are immediately followed by lo, la, li, le, or ne, their ending changes from -i to -e for easier pronunciation.