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Non hanno ancora finito questo progetto di sviluppo.

Non hanno ancora finito questo progetto di sviluppo.
They have not finished this development project yet.
From Lesson 141:Not anymore and not yet (non... più, non... ancora)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Non hanno ancora finito questo progetto di sviluppo.

Why is ancora placed in the middle of the verb here?
In Italian, when using compound tenses like the passato prossimo (hanno finito), the word ancora (yet) usually goes directly between the auxiliary verb (hanno) and the past participle (finito). This is different from English, where "yet" is usually pushed to the very end of the sentence.
Could I put ancora at the end of the sentence like in English?
Yes, you can! It is grammatically correct to say Non hanno finito questo progetto di sviluppo ancora. However, sandwiching ancora between the helper verb and the past participle is much more natural and common in everyday spoken Italian.
Why do we say progetto di sviluppo instead of translating "development project" in that exact order?
English often stacks nouns together, using one as an adjective (like "development" describing "project"). Italian doesn't do this. Instead, you state the main noun first (progetto), followed by the preposition di (of), and then the describing noun (sviluppo). It literally means "project of development."
Why does finito end in -o if the subject "they" is plural?
When a past tense uses avere (to have) as its helper verb, like hanno here, the past participle usually keeps its default -o ending. It only changes to match the gender and number of the subject if the helper verb is essere (to be).

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