Se la pressione resta alta, la dottoressa mi consiglia di fare altre analisi.

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Breakdown of Se la pressione resta alta, la dottoressa mi consiglia di fare altre analisi.

• se: if
• consigliare: to advise
• fare: to do

Questions & Answers about Se la pressione resta alta, la dottoressa mi consiglia di fare altre analisi.

Why is it resta alta instead of just è alta?

Resta alta means stays/remains high, not just is high.

So:

• La pressione è alta = the blood pressure is high
• La pressione resta alta = the blood pressure remains/stays high

In this sentence, the idea is not simply that the pressure is high at one moment, but that it continues to be high. That is why restare is a good choice.

You could also hear rimane alta, which is very similar.

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Why are both verbs in the present tense: Se la pressione resta alta, la dottoressa mi consiglia...?

Italian often uses the present indicative in both parts of a real or likely condition.

Here the sentence means something like:

• If the blood pressure stays high, the doctor advises me to do more tests

This is a normal real condition, so Italian uses:

• se + present
• present in the main clause

That is different from English, where we also often use the present in both parts of a general or likely condition:

• If it stays high, the doctor advises me...
• or more naturally in some contexts: If it stays high, the doctor will advise me...

Italian can use the present more broadly in this kind of statement.

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