{"id":13803,"date":"2017-04-10T15:34:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T13:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=13803"},"modified":"2017-04-10T15:36:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T13:36:31","slug":"congiuntivo-o-infinito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/congiuntivo-o-infinito\/","title":{"rendered":"Congiuntivo o Infinito?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When learning Italian, students are taught that verbs expressing desires, wishes, worries, doubts, opinions, and beliefs are followed by the subjunctive. <\/span><\/p>\n

If this is the case, then why do we say “spero di finire questo lavoro entro stasera”<\/strong> (“I hope to finish this job by this evening” infinitive<\/em>) instead of “spero che io finisca questo lavoro entro stasera”<\/strong>? (subjunctive<\/em>). Let’s have a look at the difference between these two constructions and find out how we know which one to use.<\/p>\n

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\u201cstiamo pensando ____ a Tellaro domenica prossima\u201d Serena vicino a Tellaro. Photo by Geoff<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Costruzione con l’infinito:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

we use the infinitive<\/em> <\/span><\/strong>when we wish, hope, expect, etc., to do something ourselves<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, e.g.:<\/p>\n

speriamo di avere una bella giornata domani<\/strong> = let’s hope we have a nice day tomorrow
\nmi aspetto di passare l’esame<\/strong> = I expect to pass the exam
\npensavamo di essere gi\u00e0 arrivati<\/strong> = we thought we had already arrived
\nMaria teme di arrivare in ritardo per la festa<\/strong> = Maria is afraid that she’ll arrive late for the party
\nper un attimo ho creduto di aver perso il portamonete<\/strong> = for a moment I believed I’d lost my purse
\ni miei genitori hanno voluto fare l’universit\u00e0<\/strong> = my parents wanted to go to university
\nci piacerebbe restare a cena ma non possiamo<\/strong> = we would like to stay for dinner but we can’t<\/p>\n

Costruzione col congiuntivo:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

we use the subjunctive<\/span> <\/em><\/strong>when we wish, hope, expect, etc. for somebody else<\/span><\/em><\/strong> to do something, e.g.:<\/p>\n

speriamo che domani sia una bella giornata<\/strong> = let’s hope that tomorrow will be a nice day
\nmi aspetto che tu passi l’esame<\/strong> = I expect you to pass the exam
\npensavamo che Lucia fosse gi\u00e0 arrivata<\/strong> = we thought that Lucia had already arrived
\nMaria teme che i fiori arrivino in ritardo per la festa<\/strong> = Maria is afraid that the flowers will arrive late for the party
\nper un attimo ho creduto che mi avessero rubato il portamonete<\/strong> = for a moment I believed that they’d stolen my purse
\ni miei genitori hanno voluto che facessi l’universit\u00e0<\/strong> = my parents wanted me to go to university
\nci piacerebbe che tu restassi a cena<\/strong> = we would like you to stay for dinner<\/p>\n

Exercise:<\/span>
\nnow it’s your turn:<\/p>\n

we are worried that Carlo will miss the train
\nabbiamo paura ____ il treno<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m surprised that you haven’t arrived yet
\nmi stupisco ____ ancora arrivato<\/strong><\/p>\n

we were worried that we had missed the train
\navevamo paura ____ il treno<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giulio would like us to help him
\nGiulio vorrebbe ____<\/strong><\/p>\n

we are thinking of going to Tellaro next Sunday
\nstiamo pensando ____ a Tellaro domenica prossima<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answers: <\/span><\/p>\n

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we are worried that Carlo will miss the train
\nabbiamo paura che Carlo perda<\/span> il treno<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m surprised that you haven’t arrived yet
\nmi stupisco che tu non sia<\/span> ancora arrivato<\/strong><\/p>\n

we were worried that we had missed the train
\navevamo paura di aver perso<\/span> il treno<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giulio would like us to help him
\nGiulio vorrebbe che lo aiutassimo<\/span>
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we are thinking of going to Tellaro next Sunday
\nstiamo pensando di andare<\/span> a Tellaro domenica prossima<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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When learning Italian, students are taught that verbs expressing desires, wishes, worries, doubts, opinions, and beliefs are followed by the subjunctive. If this is the case, then why do we say “spero di finire questo lavoro entro stasera” (“I hope to finish this job by this evening” infinitive) instead of “spero che io finisca questo…<\/p>\n

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