Breakdown of Non me la sento di scaricare quest'app; finisco sempre per fare acquisti d'impulso.
questo
this (masculine)
non
not
di
of, from
sempre
always
finire
to finish
per
for / in order to / because of
fare
to do / to make
scaricare
to download
l'acquisto
the purchase (m)
sentirsela
to feel up to
l'app
the app (short for l'applicazione) (f)
l'impulso
the impulse (m)
Questions & Answers about Non me la sento di scaricare quest'app; finisco sempre per fare acquisti d'impulso.
Why is the adverb sempre placed exactly where it is in finisco sempre per fare?
The core structure here is finire per + infinitive, which means to end up doing something. In Italian, adverbs of frequency like sempre (always) typically go immediately after the conjugated verb. This means it naturally splits the periphrasis, sitting right between finisco and the preposition per.
Where do the pronouns in non me la sento come from?
They come from the pronominal verb sentirsela, an idiom that means to feel up to doing something. It is made of the verb sentire (to feel), a reflexive pronoun that changes to me when combined, and the fixed feminine pronoun la. The la doesn't replace a specific noun here; it just completes the idiom.
Why is the preposition di used before scaricare?
When the verb sentirsela is followed by another action, it requires the preposition di to connect to the infinitive verb. The fixed pattern you need to remember is sentirsela di + infinitive.
I see quest'app in the sentence. Is the borrowed English word app masculine or feminine in Italian?
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