Learn Italian: Quelli che sono influenzabili si comprano sempre prodotti inutili. - Those who are easily influenced always buy themselves useless products.

Quelli che sono influenzabili si comprano sempre prodotti inutili.

Those who are easily influenced always buy themselves useless products.

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Why use quelli che here instead of coloro che?

Both mean "those who," but quelli che is the standard, everyday way to express this. Coloro che means exactly the same thing but belongs to a much more formal or literary register. Because this sentence is a casual observation about shopping habits, quelli che is the most natural choice.

Could I use chi here instead of quelli che?

Yes, but you would have to change the grammar of the sentence. Chi can mean "those who" or "anyone who," but it strictly requires a singular verb. If you used it, the sentence would become Chi è influenzabile si compra sempre... Using quelli che lets you keep the subject and the verbs in the plural.

What role does the si play in si comprano?

It changes the verb to comprarsi (to buy for oneself). The si acts as an indirect object pronoun meaning "for themselves." While you could just say comprano (they buy), adding the reflexve pronoun emphasizes the personal, sometimes indulgent nature of the action, highlighting that they are acquiring these useless products for their own lives.

The English translation says "easily influenced," but there is no word for "easily" in the Italian sentence. How does that work?