Non voglio che tu faccia rumore dietro il sipario.
I don't want you to make noise behind the curtain.
Breakdown of Non voglio che tu faccia rumore dietro il sipario.
tu
you (singular)
non
not
il rumore
the noise
fare
to do / to make
Questions & Answers about Non voglio che tu faccia rumore dietro il sipario.
Why is the verb "faccia" instead of "fai"?
The phrase non voglio che (I don't want that) expresses a desire or will, which is a classic trigger for the subjunctive mood in Italian. Faccia is the present subjunctive form of the irregular verb fare.
Is the pronoun "tu" mandatory here? Doesn't Italian usually drop subject pronouns?
It is highly recommended here for clarity. In the present subjunctive, the io, tu, and lui/lei forms of a verb are all identical (they are all faccia). Including tu ensures the listener knows exactly who shouldn't make noise.
Since "fare" is irregular, is there a trick to remembering its subjunctive forms?
Yes! A handy trick for many irregular verbs is to look at their io form in the regular present tense. For fare, that form is faccio. If you drop the final -o, you get the root facci-. Add the subjunctive endings and you easily arrive at faccia for the singular forms.