Breakdown of Lo inizio a incartare, o vuole anche del pecorino stagionato?
o
or
anche
also, too
iniziare
to start
volere
to want
lo
him/it (direct object)
a
(linking a verb to a following infinitive)
dello
some (partitive article; also dell', dei, degli, delle)
il pecorino
the pecorino cheese
stagionato
aged (matured)
incartare
to wrap (up)
Questions & Answers about Lo inizio a incartare, o vuole anche del pecorino stagionato?
Why is del used here before pecorino? Could we just drop it?
Why is the pronoun lo at the beginning of the sentence? Doesn't it belong with incartare?
You have two choices here! You can attach it to the infinitive (inizio a incartarlo) or put it before the conjugated verb (lo inizio a incartare). This happens because verbs that describe the phase of an action (like starting, continuing, or finishing) allow the pronoun to "climb" to the front, just like modal verbs do.
Who is the subject of vuole in this context?
The subject is the formal "you" (Lei). This sentence describes a classic shopkeeper-to-customer interaction. The shopkeeper is being polite by using the third-person formal conjugation vuole instead of the informal vuoi.
Why is there an a after inizio?
In Italian, the verb iniziare (to begin or start) requires the preposition a when it is followed directly by an infinitive verb. So, "I start to wrap" must be linked with the preposition to become inizio a incartare.
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