Breakdown of Dice di essere intraprendente e di eccellere nel suo settore.
essere
to be
e
and
in
in / made of (material)
suo
his/her/Your
dire
to say, to tell
il settore
the sector / the industry
di
to (linking a verb to a following infinitive)
eccellere
to excel
intraprendente
proactive
Questions & Answers about Dice di essere intraprendente e di eccellere nel suo settore.
Why do we use di essere instead of che è for 'he says he is'?
Why is di repeated before eccellere? Could we just say e eccellere?
When you connect two implicit clauses with e (and), it is standard in Italian to repeat the preposition di before the second infinitive. This keeps the structure balanced and makes it clear that eccellere is also dependent on the main verb dice.
Does intraprendente translate exactly to 'proactive'?
While proactive is a great fit for modern contexts, intraprendente carries a broader meaning of being enterprising, resourceful, or full of initiative. It comes from the verb intraprendere, meaning to undertake.
Why does in become nel before suo settore?
Possessive adjectives like suo generally require a definite article before them. Since settore is a masculine singular noun, we need the article il. The preposition in combines with il to form the articulated preposition nel.
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