Breakdown of Un giudice deve restare neutrale, a prescindere dall'etnia o dall'orientamento ideologico.
un
a / an (masculine)
o
or
restare
to stay, to remain
dovere
must
il giudice
the judge
a prescindere da
regardless of
neutrale
neutral
l'etnia
the ethnicity (f)
l'orientamento
the orientation (m)
ideologico
ideological
Questions & Answers about Un giudice deve restare neutrale, a prescindere dall'etnia o dall'orientamento ideologico.
Why do we say dall'etnia instead of just da etnia, since English just says "regardless of ethnicity"?
In Italian, abstract nouns or broad categories (like etnia and orientamento) require a definite article when used in a general sense. Because the phrase is a prescindere da, the preposition da must combine with the article l' to form the articulated preposition dall'.
Why is dall' repeated before orientamento? Could I just say dall'etnia o orientamento?
In Italian, you generally need to repeat the preposition and article for each noun in a list, especially when they represent distinct, separate concepts. Dropping the second dall' would sound quite unnatural to a native speaker.
If the judge were a woman, would the word giudice change?
Could I use indipendentemente da instead of a prescindere da in this sentence?
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