Breakdown of Bisogna che l'attore faccia molta attenzione quando interpreta qualcosa di nuovo.
nuovo
new
molto
a lot of / much
quando
when
l'attore
the actor (m)
qualcosa
something
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
bisognare
to be necessary
di
(linking an indefinite pronoun to an adjective)
interpretare
to play (a role) / to interpret
fare attenzione
to pay attention, to be careful
bisogna
one must, it is necessary (frozen impersonal of bisognare)
Questions & Answers about Bisogna che l'attore faccia molta attenzione quando interpreta qualcosa di nuovo.
Why is faccia used here instead of the normal present tense fa?
The phrase bisogna che (it is necessary that) always triggers the subjunctive mood for the verb that follows it. Faccia is the irregular present subjunctive form of fare (to do/make) for the lui/lei (he/she) form, referring to l'attore.
The English translation says "pay close attention", but what does faccia molta attenzione literally mean?
Why is there a di in qualcosa di nuovo instead of just saying qualcosa nuovo?
When you describe an indefinite pronoun like qualcosa (something) or niente (nothing) with an adjective, you must connect them with the preposition di. So "something new" becomes qualcosa di nuovo.
If the first half of the sentence uses the subjunctive (faccia), why doesn't the second half use it for interpreta?
The subjunctive is only triggered by specific phrases. Here, it is triggered by bisogna che. The word quando (when) simply introduces a statement of fact about time, so it takes the normal indicative mood, giving us the regular present tense interpreta (he plays/interprets).
Could I rearrange the start of the sentence to say L'attore bisogna che...?
No, bisognare is an impersonal verb, meaning it is only ever used in the third-person singular ("it"). You cannot attach a person directly to it. You must start with bisogna che (it is necessary that) followed by the subject and the subjunctive verb, just like in this sentence.
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