non poterne più + infinito

Parola del giorno | Word of the day

Today’s Parola del giorno is the expression non poterne più + infinito, which means to be exhausted from doing doing something or to be unable to stand doing something any longer.

Don’t forget that the ne is obligatory! This use of ne is pleonastic (ne pleonastico) - what this means is that the ne is there more for style and convention than for meaning. …