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Uno studente ossessionato vuole pedinare l'idolo tutti i giorni.

Uno studente ossessionato vuole pedinare l'idolo tutti i giorni.
An obsessed student wants to tail the idol every day.
From Lesson 394:Extreme limits (al punto da)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Uno studente ossessionato vuole pedinare l'idolo tutti i giorni.

Since this lesson is about al punto da, how could we use it to rewrite this sentence?
You could connect the obsession and the action by saying: Uno studente è ossessionato al punto da pedinare l'idolo tutti i giorni. (A student is obsessed to the point of tailing the idol every day.) This perfectly demonstrates how the structure expresses an extreme consequence.
What is the difference between pedinare and the more common verb seguire?
Seguire is the general verb for "to follow." Pedinare is much more specific and implies stealth, meaning "to tail," "to shadow," or "to stalk." It highlights the sinister nature of the obsessed student's actions.
Would it be natural to say il suo idolo (his/her idol) instead of just l'idolo?
Yes, both are completely correct. However, Italian frequently drops possessive adjectives (like suo) in favor of definite articles (like l') when the context makes it obvious whose "idol" it is, as is the case here.
Could I replace tutti i giorni with ogni giorno?
Yes, they are completely interchangeable here. Tutti i giorni (literally "all the days") is a bit more common in everyday spoken Italian, while ogni giorno ("every day") feels slightly more formal, but both work perfectly.

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