Breakdown of Se perdi la scorciatoia, segui il campanile che svetta sulla pianura.
tu
you
se
if
che
that
perdere
to lose
Questions & Answers about Se perdi la scorciatoia, segui il campanile che svetta sulla pianura.
Why is perdi in the present tense following se (“if”) instead of a future tense?
In Italian, real or likely conditions (“first conditional”) use the present indicative in the protasis (the “if” clause). So you say Se perdi (“If you lose”) rather than a future form like Se perderai. The main clause can then be imperative, present, or future.
Why is segui imperative instead of using a future tense?
What does scorciatoia mean, and what is its gender?
How does the relative pronoun che function in che svetta sulla pianura?