Breakdown of La sua riluttanza a viaggiare dipende dalla sua inclinazione a restare isolato.
suo
his/her/Your
da
from, at (someone's place) / by (oneself), on one's own
viaggiare
to travel
restare
to stay, to remain
isolato
isolated
a
(linking a verb to a following infinitive)
dipendere
to depend (dipende = it depends)
la riluttanza
the reluctance
l'inclinazione
the inclination (f)
Questions & Answers about La sua riluttanza a viaggiare dipende dalla sua inclinazione a restare isolato.
Why do both riluttanza and inclinazione use the preposition a before the infinitives instead of di?
In Italian, nouns that express a tendency, readiness, or resistance towards an action usually take a before an infinitive. Since riluttanza (reluctance) is a resistance and inclinazione (inclination) is a tendency, they both naturally pair with a. Nouns expressing a general idea, decision, or fear more commonly take di.
Since sua can mean 'his' or 'her', how do we know this sentence is about a man?
We know because of the adjective isolato at the very end. Even though the possessive adjective sua just agrees with the feminine nouns riluttanza and inclinazione, the adjective isolato describes the person himself. If the sentence were about a woman, it would end with isolata.
Why is it dalla sua inclinazione instead of just da sua inclinazione?
The verb dipendere (to depend) is always followed by the preposition da. Because Italian requires a definite article before a possessive adjective and a noun (except for singular family members), you must combine da with la to make the articulated preposition dalla.
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