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Quel ragazzo estroverso è proprio vanitoso!

Quel ragazzo estroverso è proprio vanitoso!
That extroverted boy is really vain!
From Lesson 449:Replacing adjectives and nouns (lo)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Quel ragazzo estroverso è proprio vanitoso!

How would I agree with this statement and say "Yes, he is!" using the grammar from this lesson?
You would say Sì, lo è! In English, we often just leave the sentence hanging ("Yes, he is"), but Italian requires the invariable pronoun lo to stand in for the adjective phrase (proprio vanitoso) that you are replacing.
Why does this sentence use Quel instead of Quello?
When used as an adjective (meaning it directly precedes a noun), quello follows the same patterns as the definite article. Because ragazzo takes the article il, quello shortens to quel. You would only use quello before nouns that take the article lo (like quello specchio).
Could I use molto instead of proprio here?
You could, but they have slightly different flavors. While molto simply means "very" and indicates a high degree, proprio translates closer to "really," "truly," or "exactly." Here, it adds an emotional emphasis or confirms an observation, sounding a bit like "He sure is vain!"
Can vanitoso also mean "vain" in the sense of a "vain attempt"?
No, vanitoso only describes a person who is conceited or overly focused on their appearance. If you want to talk about an action being "vain" (meaning pointless or unsuccessful), you must use the adjective vano (for example, un tentativo vano).

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