troppo impegnato per

too busy to

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phrase Uncommon #11,397

too busy to The adjective agrees with the person: impegnato (masculine singular), impegnata (feminine singular), impegnati (masculine or mixed plural), impegnate (feminine plural). The masculine singular form appears in the exact term, but the adjective changes form as needed. It is followed by an infinitive, such as troppo impegnato per venire (“too busy to come”).

IT: Era troppo impegnato per venire.

EN: He was too busy to come.

Ero troppo impegnato per scrivervi.

I was too busy to write to you.

Era troppo impegnato per venire.

He was too busy to come.

— The World (2004)

Sono troppo impegnato per vederli.

I'm too busy to see them.

Tom dice di essere troppo impegnato per impegnarsi.

Tom says he's too busy to commit.

Era sempre troppo impegnato per noi.