Over the course of this lesson we will delve deeper into the scope and semantic nature of two monosyllables which we have already come to know in our previous lessons:
che and
se. Despite their formal simplicity, these are complex, multifaceted elements of speech which can play a variety of syntactic roles in a sentence. Outlined below is a comprehensive overview:
CHE
declarative che - that
Gli dirò che ho cambiato idea.
I’ll tell him I changed my mind.
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causative che (informal) - since
Prendi le chiavi della macchina che andiamo a fare un giro.
Get your car keys, we’re going for a ride.
(Get your car keys since we’re going for a ride).
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purpose-oriented che (informal) - that
Fai attenzione che il vaso non cada.
Be careful that the vase does not fall over. |
