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Il rifare questo lavoro è noioso.

Il rifare questo lavoro è noioso.
Redoing this work is boring.
From Lesson 399:The prefix ri- (rifare, rileggere)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il rifare questo lavoro è noioso.

What does the prefix ri- do in the word rifare?
The prefix ri- is added to verbs to mean "again" or "re-", so fare (to do) becomes rifare (to redo). It is a very common iterative prefix in Italian, similar to "re-" in English, and can be attached to many base action verbs.
Why is there a definite article (il) right before the infinitive verb rifare?
In Italian, verbs in the infinitive can act as nouns, representing the concept of the action. By adding il, the verb is treated grammatically as a masculine singular noun meaning "the redoing." You could drop the article and just say Rifare questo lavoro..., but adding il gives it a slightly stronger noun-like emphasis.
If il rifare is acting as a noun, why doesn't it use a preposition before questo lavoro (like "the redoing OF this work")?
This is a special feature of the Italian substantivized infinitive. Even though rifare has an article and acts as the subject of the sentence, it keeps its verbal properties. This means it can still take a direct object (questo lavoro) without needing a preposition like di.
I often mix up noioso and annoiato. Why is noioso used here?
Noioso translates to "boring" (something that causes boredom), which perfectly describes the task of redoing the work. Annoiato means "bored" (the feeling you experience). You would use annoiato to say how the work makes you feel, but noioso to describe the work itself.

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