Breakdown of Questa capienza non basta per la logistica.
questa
this (feminine)
non
not
per
for / in order to / because of
bastare
to be enough
la capienza
the capacity
la logistica
the logistics
Questions & Answers about Questa capienza non basta per la logistica.
The lesson is about inverse-valency verbs like bastare. Why is there no indirect object pronoun (like mi or gli) here?
In this sentence, the entity that needs the capacity isn't a person, so there is no indirect object pronoun like mi (to me) or gli (to him/them). The grammatical subject is simply Questa capienza (This capacity), which directly governs the verb basta. The purpose is then just added on with the prepositional phrase per la logistica (for the logistics).
Could I say alla logistica instead of per la logistica, since bastare usually takes an indirect object?
While you will often see bastare a (to be enough for) when referring to people or conscious entities, using per emphasizes the purpose or function. Here, per la logistica means "for the purposes of logistics". Both structures are valid, but per is highly natural when talking about a process or activity rather than a recipient.
Does capienza translate to any kind of "capacity"?
Capienza specifically refers to physical capacity, volume, or holding space (like the capacity of a warehouse, a stadium, or a hard drive). If you meant "capacity" in the sense of a person's mental ability, skills, or legal capacity, you would use the word capacità instead.
In English, "logistics" ends in an 's' and looks plural. Why is it la logistica (singular) in Italian?
Like many fields of study or systems of operation (e.g., mathematics, physics), Italian treats la logistica as a singular, feminine noun. English actually treats "logistics" as a singular mass noun too (we say "logistics is"), but the 's' ending can trick English speakers into trying to make it plural in Italian.
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