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Se leggi le condizioni, potrai negoziare meglio.

Se leggi le condizioni, potrai negoziare meglio.
If you read the conditions, you will be able to negotiate better.
From Lesson 116:The first conditional (se)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Se leggi le condizioni, potrai negoziare meglio.

Why does this sentence use the present tense leggi and the future tense potrai together?
This is a classic first conditional sentence, which talks about a real possibility. In Italian, just like in English, we often use the present tense for the condition introduced by se (se leggi, meaning 'if you read') and the future tense for the result (potrai, meaning 'you will be able to').
Where does the word potrai come from?
Potrai is the 'you' form of the irregular verb potere (to be able to / can) in the future tense. Instead of keeping its full stem, potere drops a vowel in the future tense, becoming potr-. This gives us potrai instead of the incorrect form poterai.
Why is negoziare in its infinitive (dictionary) form?
Because it immediately follows potrai, which is a modal verb (like can, must, or want). When two verbs are paired like this, only the first verb is conjugated to match the subject. The second verb always stays in the infinitive.
Why do we use meglio here instead of migliore?
Both words translate to 'better' in English, but they have different jobs. Meglio is an adverb, so it describes how an action is done. Here, it describes how you will negotiate. Migliore is an adjective, so it is only used to describe nouns (for example, if you wanted to say 'a better contract').

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