Learn Italian: Non me ne frega niente di quel film. - I do not care at all about that film.

Non me ne frega niente di quel film.

I do not care at all about that film.

Breakdown of Non me ne frega niente di quel film.

to matter, to care (non me ne frega niente = I don't care at all)

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Questions & Answers about Non me ne frega niente di quel film.

What is the infinitive of the verb here, and how does it relate to the lesson's topic?

The verb is fregarsene, a highly colloquial pronominal verb made of fregare + si + ne. It translates to "to not care" or "to not give a damn." Much like entrarci (the focus of this lesson), it is a complex verb most frequently used in the negative with niente. While non c'entra niente means "it has nothing to do with it," non me ne frega niente means "I don't care about it at all."

Why is the verb conjugated as frega (third-person singular) if the translation says "I" do not care?

In this construction, fregarsene works similarly to the verb piacere. The literal structure of the sentence is closer to "Nothing (niente) matters (frega) to me (me) of it (ne)." Because the word niente acts as the grammatical subject, the verb takes the third-person singular form.

Why does the sentence use me ne instead of mi ne?

When the indirect object pronoun mi is placed right before another pronoun or particle like ne, its ending vowel changes from "i" to "e" to make it easier to say. This rule applies to all indirect object pronouns, which is why you will also see te ne, se ne, ce ne, and ve ne.