In this lesson, we look at implicit relative subordinate clauses, and how they are introduced. One of their main characteristics is that they use the infinitive of a verb, rather than a conjugated one.

At school, it looks like Alina might be in trouble. We'll see. And at home, Renzo has some unsettling news for Camilla.

The Martini family is gathered for breakfast, and we learn a bit about the individual family members. There's plenty of chaos, however, and it's a bit much for Grandpa Libero to wrap his head around. At the hospital, where Lele has vacated his office, the staff is waiting for their new boss.

Carolina Raspanti plays Dafne, a girl of 35 who leads a regular life until she loses her mother and has to take care of her father suffering from depression. Dafne has Down syndrome, as does the actress who portrays her.

Daniela explains the relative pronouns used in forming a relative subordinate clause. She starts out with the explicit kind.

Camilla works on getting the list of parking tickets from the night of the murder. Gaetano has some new information that doesn't look good for Virginia. And it sounds like Renzo might have to kiss that bronze loaf of bread goodbye...

Despite the lasagna made by Cettina, everyone in the Martini family is pretty blue about Lele being gone, so they sit around in the living room. Then Annuccia decides she wants to watch a video.

Franco Battiato sings about love philosophically. It's useless to have regrets, since we can't go back in time.

Daniela talks about two kinds of relative subordinate clauses — restrictive and explanatory — and how we punctuate them differently.

Camilla challenges Virginia to tell her the truth. And another detail comes out that could help the case, one way or another.

We meet the very chaotic Martini family at the beginning of a new season of Un medico in Famiglia (A Doctor in the Family). Some things have changed, and some haven't.

Camilla ends up talking to Tommaso and discovers an interesting detail in a photo. At the police station, Gaetano questions some other family members.

This last segment of the film starts out at police headquarters and ends at the park, where lots of kids are playing ball with their dads.

This song, by the Sicilian singer Levante, is in praise of diversity, of those who don't just follow the pack. Double meanings, rhymes, and opposites make the lyrics interesting for those learning Italian, whether or not the music is your cup of tea.

To conclude the lesson on concessive subordinate clauses, we look at those constructed using the past participle of a verb or the gerund and introductory locations such as benché (though) and pure (despite), among others.