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"Mia sorella mi segue ovunque io vada."
Translation:My sister follows me wherever I go.
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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)."
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."
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!
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)
Would "My sister follows me wherever I may go" be a more precise translation?
If they are lucky enough to have a little sister who loves you that much.
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.!
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
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"?
