Learn Italian: Loro controllano la temperatura attentamente, dunque l'esperimento funziona. - They control the temperature carefully, therefore the experiment works.

Loro controllano la temperatura attentamente, dunque l'esperimento funziona.

They control the temperature carefully, therefore the experiment works.

Breakdown of Loro controllano la temperatura attentamente, dunque l'esperimento funziona.

to work / to function (machines, devices)

Questions & Answers about Loro controllano la temperatura attentamente, dunque l'esperimento funziona.

Does dunque mean the same thing as quindi?

Yes! In this sentence, dunque means "therefore" or "so", showing the result of controlling the temperature. You could swap it with quindi or perciò without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Why is "works" translated as funziona and not lavora?

In Italian, there are two common verbs for "to work". You use lavorare when a person or animal is doing a job or physical labor. You use funzionare (to function) when talking about a machine, a system, or an experiment operating correctly.

How does the word attentamente translate to "carefully"?

Italian adverbs are often made by taking the feminine singular form of an adjective and adding -mente to the end. Here, we take attento (careful or attentive), change it to the feminine attenta, and add -mente to get attentamente.

Do I have to include Loro at the beginning of the sentence?

No, it is optional. The verb ending in controllano already tells us that the subject is "they". Including Loro just puts a little extra emphasis on who is doing the controlling.