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Quest'uomo affascina tutti con il suo carisma misterioso.

Quest'uomo affascina tutti con il suo carisma misterioso.
This man fascinates everyone with his mysterious charisma.
From Lesson 433:Expressing undefinable qualities (un che di)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Quest'uomo affascina tutti con il suo carisma misterioso.

How could I rewrite this sentence to use the phrase un che di from our current lesson?
To say he has "a mysterious something" about him, you could rephrase it as: Quest'uomo ha un che di misterioso che affascina tutti. Remember that the adjective following un che di is always masculine singular, regardless of who or what possesses the quality.
Carisma ends in -a, so why do we use masculine modifiers like il suo and misterioso?
Carisma is a masculine noun. In Italian, many nouns of Greek origin ending in -ma (like il problema, il sistema, and il carisma) are masculine. Therefore, all articles and adjectives describing it must also be masculine.
Could I use ognuno instead of tutti to mean "everyone" here?
You could, but tutti is much more natural in this context. Tutti refers to "everyone" as a collective group. Ognuno translates more closely to "each one" or "every single person," which puts focus on individuals rather than the general crowd he is charming.
Is it mandatory to use the apostrophe in quest'uomo, or could I write questo uomo?
You should use the apostrophe. For the singular forms questo and questa, it is standard practice to drop the final vowel and add an apostrophe before a noun that starts with a vowel. Writing questo uomo sounds clunky and is generally avoided in both speech and writing.

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