"Sei l'unico motivo che ho per finire l'università."

Translation: You are the only reason I have to finish college.

[brandonyu]

Whoa... this is quite the powerful sentence for me... Is this romantic love? Admiration? Close friendship?

[WillianJea]

Can`t I say? You are the only reason why I have to finish the university?

[Domleschg]

"the reason why I have to finish" can have a different meaning, in English, from "the reason I have to finish the university."

"The reason why I have to finish" - in this case, "why I have to" means "why I must."

"… the reason I have to finish . . . " could mean the same thing, but it's more likely to be understood as "you are my motivation."

[Native US English speaker]

[quindiquindi]

no 'that'?

[mukkapazza]

Yes, now that too :)

[Marninger]

Sei . . . . , l'unico . , motivo, che, ho . . . , per finire, l'università.
You are, the only, reason , that, I have, to finish , the university.

[RoslynJS]

"you are the sole reason that I have to finish university" = incorrect?
Penso di non! Come on, DL!
Surely 'unique = only = sole' are all synonyms in English ...

[dnN4Pk4N]

Why is
"You are the only reason he has to finish university"
wrong? In several other sentences 'university' was 'universita' (can't do the accent here)