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Conjugating Verbs in the Subjunctive

them. To brush up or learn about the subjunctive, see Daniela’s lessons about the subjunctive here. ...

Words That Trigger the Subjunctive: qualora and affinché

us have been following Daniela’s lessons about the subjunctive. It can be tricky for English speakers...

A Word About the Congiuntivo (the Subjunctive)

she sneaks in a word in the subjunctive, which she hasn’t covered in her lessons...

Using the Subjunctive in Conversation

look at some of the ways the subjunctive has been used in a few of...

Verbs of Uncertainty and the Subjunctive

We talked about the subjunctive together with the conditional in a previous lesson....

Hypothesis Versus Reality - The Subjunctive and the Conditional

If you knew the Italian subjunctive well, life would be easier, right? The above is...

Immaginare vs. Supporre Part 1

rather than certainty, they often take the subjunctive when followed by the conjunction che.  Immagino...

Urgente: a cognate with a little-used verb

the infinitive or the conjunction che, triggering the subjunctive form of another verb. For more on...

3 ways to use the verb prescindere:

Did you notice that Marika used the subjunctive following it? That's what can make it tricky.    A...

An additional meaning for capace

Italy. Not everyone uses it with the subjunctive, but theoretically, the subjunctive should be used,...

The verb aspettare and its nuances

tied to uncertainty, and che triggers the subjunctive, we will likely find the subjunctive form...

Getting busy with darsi da fare

polite form, it's the same as the subjunctive third person (check out the conjugation chart)....

Expression: Era ora!

che, in which case we need the subjunctive. Era ora che mi telefonassi (it was about...

Fare (to do, to make), a top Italian verb

It's a bit trickier and uses the subjunctive after che (that). Questo rapporto ha fatto...

4 ways to say, "I don't think so" in Italian

in longer sentences, we might need the subjunctive if the verbs are followed by the...

"I can't wait" in Italian: non vedo l'ora!

likely need che + the verb in the subjunctive (agreeing with noun, expressed or implied) in...

You'd best... with che

of those conjunctions that kicks off the subjunctive, so we have to pay attention to...

Using auguri in everyday conversation

mean. It likely means we'll need the subjunctive. In the example above, we do indeed...

Italian Ways to Think about Things

that that means we often need the subjunctive, especially when it's followed by che, as...

When volendo implies the opposite of "wanting to."

having to construct a sentence in the subjunctive and conditional moods, although in English, that...

Che as a Conjunction

many cases, the conjunction che takes the subjunctive. This happens primarily with verbs that indicate...

How to Wear Clothes in Italian

1) Nora starts her sentence in the subjunctive but finishes it in the indicative rather...

7 Ways to Share Information in Italian

statements of fact, we don't use the subjunctive in this case, as we often do...

More Ways to Use the Noun Conto

and in this case it takes the subjunctive. Fai conto che io sia tua madre...
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