Ci tiene molto e dà importanza a ogni dettaglio.
He cares a lot and gives importance to every detail.
Breakdown of Ci tiene molto e dà importanza a ogni dettaglio.
il dettaglio
the detail
dare importanza
to give importance to
Questions & Answers about Ci tiene molto e dà importanza a ogni dettaglio.
What exactly does ci represent in the phrase ci tiene?
Why use ci tiene here instead of gli importa?
Both translate to caring or mattering, but they use slightly different grammatical structures. Tenerci is a normal personal verb where the person caring is the subject (he cares). Importare acts like piacere; it is typically impersonal, meaning the thing that matters is the subject (gli importa literally means 'it matters to him').
Why is there an accent mark on dà?
The accent mark is there purely to distinguish the verb form dà (he/she gives, from dare) from the preposition da (from/by). It is a mandatory spelling rule that prevents confusion in written Italian.
Could I use tutti instead of ogni in this sentence?
Yes, but you would have to change the grammar. Ogni (every) is invariable and always takes a singular noun with no article (ogni dettaglio). If you use tutti (all), it must agree in gender and number with a plural noun, and it requires a definite article (tutti i dettagli).
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