Word
È questo stuzzichino gustoso che vogliamo assaggiare.
Meaning
It is this tasty snack that we want to taste.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of È questo stuzzichino gustoso che vogliamo assaggiare.
essere
to be
questo
this (masculine)
volere
to want
assaggiare
to taste
Questions & Answers about È questo stuzzichino gustoso che vogliamo assaggiare.
The lesson is about pseudo-cleft sentences like Quello che.... Why does this sentence start with È?
This is a classic cleft sentence (frase scissa). Both cleft and pseudo-cleft sentences are used to emphasize a specific part of a sentence. A cleft sentence puts the spotlight on the object right away using the structure È [elemento] che... (It is [element] that...). To express the exact same emphasis as a pseudo-cleft sentence, you would say: Quello che vogliamo assaggiare è questo stuzzichino gustoso.
Can I replace che with il quale in this structure?
No. In this specific È ... che construction, che is fixed. Even though it acts as a relative pronoun connecting the focused element to the verb, it is an invariable part of the cleft sentence structure and cannot be replaced by il quale, la quale, etc.
What makes a stuzzichino different from a spuntino or a merenda?
A stuzzichino is a small appetizer or bite-sized finger food (often savory) meant to stimulate the appetite, typically served during an aperitivo. It comes from the verb stuzzicare (to tease or tantalize). A merenda is specifically a mid-afternoon snack, and uno spuntino is a general term for a light bite eaten between meals.
Why use assaggiare instead of provare to mean "to try"?