Breakdown of Spero che tu non faccia sbagli quando ti esibisci sul palcoscenico.
tu
you (singular)
non
not
lo sbaglio
the mistake
quando
when
fare
to do / to make
su
on, about
sperare
to hope
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
il palcoscenico
the stage
esibirsi
to perform
Questions & Answers about Spero che tu non faccia sbagli quando ti esibisci sul palcoscenico.
Why do we use faccia here instead of the normal present tense fai?
The phrase Spero che (I hope that) expresses a wish or hope, which means the following verb must be in the subjunctive mood. Faccia is the highly irregular present subjunctive form of fare.
Why is the pronoun tu included in che tu non faccia? Don't Italians usually drop subject pronouns?
Normally they do! However, in the present subjunctive, the conjugations for io, tu, and lui/lei are completely identical. Because faccia could mean I do, you do, or he/she does, Italians often keep the pronoun to avoid confusion.
Why doesn't the subjunctive continue after quando?
The subjunctive is only triggered by the hope expressed in the first part of the sentence. The word quando (when) simply sets up a factual statement about time, so the verb switches back to the normal present tense.
What is going on with the verb form in ti esibisci?
To perform on stage translates to the reflexive verb esibirsi (literally, to exhibit oneself), which is why we need the reflexive pronoun ti. It is also an -isc- verb, meaning it inserts -isc- before the regular verb endings, turning what would be ti esibi into ti esibisci.
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