chiedo solo … just wondering
Is it ok to use double negative in Italian? I came across this phrase by Fabrizio De Andre:
"Dai diamanti non nasce niente, dal letame nascono i fior"
In English it would not be correct to use "not" and "nothing" in the same sentence.
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bellissima canzone :) grande paroliere De Andrè. anche se non è del tutto vero che dai diamanti non nasce nulla...
dai diamanti nascono le donne felici...
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Yes, of course it's correct. Other examples: "Non sto per niente bene oggi" (i'm not feeling well today). "Non mi piace nulla di questa casa" (I don't like anything about this house). "Non le ho detto niente" (I didn't say anything to her).
And so on. You'd better put your questions in the section "answers". Ciao!
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