Breakdown of Anna se ne va perché è cocciuta e lunatica.
essere
to be
e
and
Anna
Anna
perché
because, why
andarsene
to leave / to go away (from a place)
lunatico
moody
cocciuto
stubborn
Questions & Answers about Anna se ne va perché è cocciuta e lunatica.
If someone asked if Anna is stubborn and moody, how would I answer 'Yes, she is' using the pro-predicative 'lo' from this lesson?
You would say Sì, lo è. Even though cocciuta and lunatica are feminine adjectives, the pro-predicative lo replaces the entire concept of being those adjectives. It is invariable, meaning it never changes to la, li, or le to match gender or number.
Does lunatica mean she is a lunatic or crazy?
No, this is a classic false friend! In Italian, lunatico means 'moody' or 'temperamental' (historically implying your mood changes with the phases of the moon). If you want to say someone is crazy, you would use a word like pazza or folle.
Why use se ne va here instead of just va?
Se ne va comes from the pronominal verb andarsene (to go away or leave). While va (from andare) simply means 'goes' and usually expects a destination, andarsene emphasizes the act of removing oneself from a situation or leaving a place.
I usually use testarda for 'stubborn'. Can I use it instead of cocciuta?
Yes, they are perfect synonyms. Cocciuta comes from coccia (a colloquial word for head or shell), while testarda comes from testa (head). Both literally mean 'hard-headed' and can be used interchangeably in this sentence.
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