L’attore dice che vorrebbe provare una parte diversa nel prossimo spettacolo.

to want

Breakdown of L’attore dice che vorrebbe provare una parte diversa nel prossimo spettacolo.

• in: in
• prossimo: next
• provare: to try

Questions & Answers about L’attore dice che vorrebbe provare una parte diversa nel prossimo spettacolo.

What does L’ in L’attore stand for?

L’ is the elided form of the masculine singular definite article lo used before a vowel. So L’attore = lo + attore with the apostrophe replacing the “o” in lo.

Why do we use che after dice?

Che is a conjunction introducing an indirect (reported) speech clause. In English it corresponds to “that” in “He says that he would like…”. Whenever you report what someone says, you typically use che to link the verbs.

Why is vorrebbe in the conditional mood, and not the future or present?

Vorrebbe is the third-person singular conditional of volere (“would like”). It expresses a desire or polite wish.

• If you used vorrà, that would be future tense (“he will want”), which states a plan or certainty rather than a wish.
• If you used vuole, that’d be present indicative (“he wants”), more direct and less polite than “would like.”

Why isn’t the subjunctive used after dice che?

With verbs of saying (dire, affermare, chiedere) in an affirmative context, Italian normally uses indicative (or conditional in a wish) in the subordinate clause. The subjunctive is reserved for expressing doubt, emotion, necessity, or when the main clause negates or questions the truth of the statement. Here it’s a straightforward report of a desire, so no subjunctive.