Se dimentichi la password, il sistema ti invierà istruzioni per crearne un’altra.

If you forget the password, the system will send you instructions to create another one.

Breakdown of Se dimentichi la password, il sistema ti invierà istruzioni per crearne un’altra.

• tu: you
• se: if
• dimenticare: to forget
• per: to

Questions & Answers about Se dimentichi la password, il sistema ti invierà istruzioni per crearne un’altra.

Why is Se dimentichi in the present tense and not the future or subjunctive?

In Italian “if” clauses expressing a real, possible condition (first conditional) take the present indicative, not the future or subjunctive. So Se dimentichi (if you forget) uses the present tense. The future tense goes in the main clause to show what will happen once that condition is met.

Why is invierà future tense? Could we use present tense invita instead?

The future tense invierà (it will send) marks a clear action that happens after you forget your password. You could use the present tense (il sistema ti invia istruzioni) to describe an automatic, recurring process, but the future is more precise when referring to a one-time action triggered in the future.

What is ti in il sistema ti invierà?

Ti is a direct-object clitic pronoun meaning you (informal singular). Instead of saying invierà istruzioni a te, Italian prefers placing the pronoun before the verb: ti invierà (“it will send you”).

What does ne refer to in crearne un’altra?

Ne is a partitive pronoun standing in for di password (“of passwords”). So istruzioni per crearne un’altra literally means “instructions to create another one of them,” i.e. another password.