Breakdown of È impossibile persuadere coloro che hanno già deciso di non comprare.
essere
to be
non
not
avere
to have
comprare
to buy
già
already
che
who, that (relative pronoun)
decidere
to decide
di
to (linking a verb to a following infinitive)
impossibile
impossible
coloro
those / they (used with 'che')
persuadere
to persuade
Questions & Answers about È impossibile persuadere coloro che hanno già deciso di non comprare.
What is the difference between using coloro che and quelli che in this sentence?
Both translate to "those who", but coloro che is more formal and elegant. In everyday spoken Italian, you will more commonly hear quelli che. In a professional or written context like this one, discussing sales or persuasion, coloro che sounds very natural. Also note that coloro is invariable, meaning it doesn't change for gender, whereas you would need to switch to quelle che if you were specifically talking about an all-female group.
Why do we need the preposition di in deciso di non comprare?
In Italian, the verb decidere (to decide) requires the preposition di when it is followed by an action in the infinitive. Even though in English we just say "decided not to buy", Italian requires you to link the conjugated verb and the infinitive with di.
Is putting non right before comprare the standard way to negate an infinitive?
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