How to Say ‘He has nothing to do with this.’ in Italian
Lui non c'entra.
LOO-ee nohn ch EN-trah
[LOO-ee nohn ch EN-trah]
💬 Usage Tip: c'entra doesn't mean "enters" here. It's a fixed expression for being involved. Asking che c'entra? means "what's that got to do with it?"
Phrase Breakdown
Lui
[LOO-ee]
He
Used to refer to a male person previously mentioned or easily identified.
Lui ha scelto una merenda di fragole.
He chose a snack of strawberries.
non
[nohn]
not
This word negates the verb that follows it.
Non c'é nessuno.
There is no one.
c'
[ch]
(part of entrarci: to have to do with it)
Particle ci, which with entrare forms the idiom 'to be involved'.
Io non c'entro niente.
I have nothing to do with it.
entra
[EN-trah]
has to do (with it)
With c', entrare means to be involved or relevant.
Questo non c'entra.
This is irrelevant.
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