Learn Italian: Il collaborare migliora l'intesa tra tutti noi. - Collaborating improves harmony among all of us.

Il collaborare migliora l'intesa tra tutti noi.

Collaborating improves harmony among all of us.

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Why is it tutti noi without an article, when we normally say tutti i... (like tutti i giorni)?

When the quantifier tutto is followed by a tonic personal pronoun (like noi, voi, or loro), no definite article is used. You just put them together directly as tutti noi (all of us). This is different from regular nouns, which require the article after tutto (for example, tutti i ragazzi).

Why does the sentence start with Il collaborare instead of just using the noun la collaborazione?

Adding the masculine singular article il to an infinitive verb creates a substantivized infinitive, which essentially turns the verb into a noun. While la collaborazione is perfectly fine, il collaborare emphasizes the active, ongoing process of collaborating rather than just the abstract concept.

L'intesa is translated as "harmony" here. Doesn't it usually mean "understanding"?

Yes, un'intesa literally means an understanding or an agreement. In social or professional contexts, having a strong intesa means you understand each other well and are on the same wavelength. In English, this translates very naturally as having good harmony, chemistry, or rapport.

Could I use fra instead of tra for "among"?