Learn Italian: Questa risposta non ha nessun senso.

Questa risposta non ha nessun senso.

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Why is it nessun senso and not nessuno senso?

The adjective nessuno changes its ending to match the indefinite article that the following noun would normally take. Because senso is a masculine word starting with a single consonant, it uses the article un (un senso). Therefore, nessuno follows the same pattern and drops the final -o to become nessun.

Why do we need non before the verb if nessun already makes the sentence negative?

In Italian, double negatives are required when a negative word like nessun comes after the verb. Because nessun senso comes after the verb ha, you must put non before the verb. It literally translates to this answer does not have no sense.

The English translation uses the verb to make, but the Italian uses ha. Can I say non fa nessun senso?

No, that means something very different! In Italian, the expression for to make sense is avere senso (literally, to have sense). The phrase fare senso actually means to be disgusting or to make someone cringe. So, to say something is illogical, always use non ha senso.

If the noun was feminine, like importanza (importance), how would this sentence change?