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"Mia sorella mi segue ovunque io vada."
Translation:My sister follows me wherever I go.
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it is because of " ovunque" there is a "che" in it, just remember to use subjunctive after this word.
I did never tought "ovunque" as encluding "che"! Nice trick! (Not for nouns and adjectives, example "maniche sporche")
What follows "wherever" is uncertain because I don't know where I might go, just that she will follow me.
I think the (hypothetical) idea, that warrants the subjunctive is 'she follows wherever I MIGHT go'.
I had the same question, but I suspect it's because there's an implied "che" there. "Mia sorella mi segue ovunque che io vada."
I feel like giving up now.
I will never grasp what this is about. I had never even heard of subjunctive tenses and have no idea what anyone is talking about.
Dont worry. It isnt hard but you do need to read a little about it. Not just be thrown in. Its not really a tense, but "mood" it is needed whenever there is uncertainty or emotion. Remnants of it linger in more formal English.eg If I WERE you I would not do that. If only you WERE here.very simple in form. Look our for the work CHE which is a big marker for the congiunctivo/subjunctive
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In my conjugator, all subjunctive verb forms are preceded by "che" as part of the conjugation, e.g.
che io vada. che tu vada, che lui vada, che noi andiamo, che voi andate, che loro vadano
I understand that all sentences in which there is uncertainty,opinion,doubt etc always take the subjunctive. Certainly che is often an indicator but not always. There are a whole load of words such as ovunque that are followed by the subjunctive
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The subjunctive because her sister can't possibly follow her everywhere, that would be creepy!
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The following is not in doubt, creepy though it may be—segue is in the indicative..it is the (destination) of the going that is in doubt.
It seems that 'vada' is not pronounced well - I believe that it should've been vàda instead of vadà.
"Ho pensato (anzi ho temuto) che le mie orecchie fossero andate a male (cioè si fossero guastate)."
I suspect there's a subjunctive implication, meaning possibility. My sister follows me wherever I (might) go. Not sure, but I think that might account for the subjunctive rather than the indicative.
It would be understood but would be strange: how are you sure about wherever you will go? Maybe about where you have gone:
so you can say properly "Mi ha seguito dovunque sono andato/a" as well as "dovunque io sia andato/a".
chrismaken, I understand ovunque requires the subjunctive (see post above)
In English "wherever" does introduce a degree of uncertainty and therefore requires the subjunctive. It is quite correct in English to form the subjunctive by using the auxiliary verb "might" or "may" so a perfectly correct translation is "My sister follows me wherever I might go". Unfortunately DL does not seem to know how the subjunctive should be translated into English and uses the indicative !!! Very frustrating.!
Would "My sister follows me wherever I may go" be a more precise translation?
Your sister is a child indeed; you could protect her and feel honored by her and by her trust on you!
MichaelGit: It's the subjunctive, all 3 persons singular after ovunque. 3rd person singular by the way is 'va' not 'vada'.
"everywhere" IS ALSO a translation of "ovunque" but is marked as wrong. See here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ovunque
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How is this subjunctive? Where is the uncertainty? Seems to be a clear statement of fact that his sisters follows him everywhere he goes. Why not "vado"?
I do not understand why "anywhere I go" cannot be accepted instead of "wherever I go"!?
The verb here is VADARE, not ANDARE, right? According to this conjugation link, the subjunctive for VADARE is vadi, not vada: https://www.italian-verbs.com/italian-verbs/conjugation.php?parola=vadare
What am I missing?
While we're at it, what's the difference between andare and vadare? Both means go, right? But it seems that vadare is not used much...
Well I followed your link but what is the meaning? Does not appear in my dictionary
Hmmm, I always thought vadare was another verb that means go, but maybe I got confused because of vado. Yeah, it didn't help that the conjugation link I use has that verb in it! Sorry to muddy the waters, and thanks for your replies!
