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Quelli che cercano una macchina conveniente aspettano sempre l'offerta migliore.

Quelli che cercano una macchina conveniente aspettano sempre l'offerta migliore.
Those who look for an affordable car always wait for the best offer.
From Lesson 407:Those who (quelli che, coloro che)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Quelli che cercano una macchina conveniente aspettano sempre l'offerta migliore.

Why do we use quelli che here instead of just chi for 'those who'?
While chi can translate to 'those who', it is always treated as grammatically singular and requires a singular verb. Because this sentence uses the plural verbs cercano and aspettano, we must use the plural demonstrative pronoun quelli (those) combined with the relative pronoun che (who/that).
Could we use coloro che instead of quelli che?
Yes, coloro che means the exact same thing and also pairs with plural verbs. The difference is just tone: quelli che is standard for everyday conversation, while coloro che is more formal and elegant, often used in writing or speeches.
Doesn't conveniente mean 'convenient'?
No, this is a classic false friend! In Italian, conveniente refers to financial convenience, meaning 'affordable', 'economical', or 'a good deal'. If you want to say a car is physically convenient, comfortable, or practical, you would use words like comoda or pratica.
Why is there no preposition like per after cercano or aspettano?
In English, we 'look for' and 'wait for' something, but in Italian, the verbs cercare and aspettare already have the 'for' built into their meaning. They take a direct object, so adding per after them would be grammatically incorrect.

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