Word
Questo interrogatorio è diventato interminabile.
Meaning
This interrogation has become endless.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Questo interrogatorio è diventato interminabile.
essere
to be
questo
this (masculine)
diventare
to become
l'interrogatorio
the interrogation (m)
Questions & Answers about Questo interrogatorio è diventato interminabile.
How could I turn this sentence into an emphatic exclamation using the pleonastic che we are learning?
Why does diventare use essere (è diventato) instead of avere here?
The word interminabile looks like 'interminable' in English. Is the -abile suffix used the same way as '-able'?
Yes! The suffix -abile (for verbs ending in -are, like terminare) and -ibile (for -ere/-ire verbs) means 'capable of being [verb]ed.' Here, in- (not) + terminare (to end) + -abile (able) perfectly matches the English 'endless.' Remember that adjectives ending in -e use the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns.