Breakdown of Quando hai fame, la debolezza ti rende vulnerabile e intrattabile.
e
and
quando
when
la
her/it (direct object)
ti
you (direct object)
la debolezza
the weakness
avere fame
to be hungry
rendere
to make (someone/something) + adjective, to render
vulnerabile
vulnerable
intrattabile
cranky
Questions & Answers about Quando hai fame, la debolezza ti rende vulnerabile e intrattabile.
Why do we use rende instead of fa for "makes" here?
Why is there a la before debolezza?
While English drops the article for general or abstract concepts like "weakness", Italian requires the definite article. This is a common rule to remember: abstract nouns in Italian almost always need their article.
What exactly does intrattabile mean in this context?
It literally means "untreatable" or "unmanageable". When used to describe a person, as it is here, it means they are incredibly cranky, irritable, or impossible to deal with.
Would vulnerabile and intrattabile change if the speaker were talking to a woman?
No, they would stay exactly the same. Adjectives that end in -e in their singular form do not change for gender. They only change their ending to -i when describing plural nouns.
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