Breakdown of È qui che lavora incredibilmente bene.
essere
to be
qui
here
lavorare
to work
bene
well
che
who, that (relative pronoun)
incredibilmente
incredibly
Questions & Answers about È qui che lavora incredibilmente bene.
Why does incredibilmente drop the 'e' from its root adjective incredibile?
Why use the structure È qui che instead of just saying Lavora qui incredibilmente bene?
È qui che creates a cleft sentence, which is a structure used to put strong emphasis on one specific piece of information. Just like in English ("It is here that..."), it highlights the location as the crucial reason for his great work, rather than just stating a neutral fact.
Is bene following the same adverb rules as incredibilmente?
No, bene is an irregular adverb. While incredibilmente is systematically built by adding a suffix to an adjective, bene is simply the standalone adverb equivalent of the adjective buono (just like "well" relates to "good" in English). Because it modifies the verb lavora, you must use the adverb bene here.
The translation says "he works", but could lavora also mean "she works" here?
Yes, absolutely. Because the subject pronoun is dropped (as is standard in Italian), lavora could refer to "he works", "she works", or even the formal "you work" (Lei). In real life, you would rely on the surrounding context of the conversation to know exactly who is being praised.
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