Breakdown of La sua agilità lo rende idoneo per la squadra.
suo
his/her/Your
per
for / in order to / because of
lo
him/it (direct object)
la squadra
the team
rendere
to make (someone/something) + adjective, to render
l'agilità
the agility (f)
idoneo
eligible, fit, suitable
Questions & Answers about La sua agilità lo rende idoneo per la squadra.
Why is per used after idoneo in this sentence?
The adjective idoneo (suitable, eligible, fit) requires the preposition per when introducing the specific thing, group, or purpose someone is suited for. If the sentence instead said he was eligible to play, it would still use per before the infinitive verb, such as idoneo per giocare.
Why does the sentence use rende instead of fa to mean "makes"?
Is idoneo only used to mean "eligible"?
No, idoneo is a very common and versatile adjective meaning suitable, fit, appropriate, or qualified. While "eligible" works perfectly for sports teams or competitions, you will also see it used for things like a suitable location (un luogo idoneo). Note that when expressing suitability to something rather than for something, it can sometimes take the preposition a instead of per.
Why do we need the definite article La before sua agilità?
As a quick refresher, Italian requires definite articles before possessive adjectives in almost all cases. The main exception is for singular, unmodified family members (like suo padre). Because agilità is an abstract noun, dropping the article and just saying Sua agilità would be grammatically incorrect.
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