Breakdown of A forza di scrivere al computer, ho le dita piene di calli.
pieno
full
avere
to have
di
of, from
scrivere
to write
Questions & Answers about A forza di scrivere al computer, ho le dita piene di calli.
How does a forza di work in this sentence, and could I use a furia di instead?
Both a forza di and a furia di translate to "by dint of" or "from doing [something] so much". They are completely interchangeable. In this structure, they are always followed by an infinitive verb (like scrivere) to express that doing an action repeatedly over time caused the result in the main clause.
Why does the Italian say scrivere for "typing"? Shouldn't it be digitare?
While digitare literally means "to type", it is mostly used for technical actions like entering a password, a PIN, or a specific sequence of keys. For the everyday action of typing text, Italians naturally say scrivere al computer (literally, "to write at the computer").
Why is it al computer and not sul computer for "on the computer"?
In Italian, when you are using a device or working at a desk, you typically use the preposition a (here, a + il = al). Saying sul computer would sound like you are physically writing on top of the physical machine itself, rather than operating it.
Wait, le dita means "the fingers", but isn't the singular form masculine?