Word
Il veterinario vuole che lui nutra il gattino.
Meaning
The veterinarian wants him to feed the kitten.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Il veterinario vuole che lui nutra il gattino.
lui
he
volere
to want
il gattino
the kitten
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
Questions & Answers about Il veterinario vuole che lui nutra il gattino.
Why is nutra in the subjunctive mood here?
The English says 'wants him to feed'. Why doesn't Italian use the infinitive nutrire here?
English uses an infinitive structure for this ('wants someone to do something'). Italian never does this when the subjects are different. You must use volere che followed by a conjugated verb in the subjunctive, which literally translates to 'wants that he feeds'.
Why did they include the pronoun lui instead of dropping it like usual?
In the present subjunctive, the verb forms for I, you, and he/she are often exactly the same. For the verb nutrire, they are all nutra. Including lui clarifies that the vet wants him to feed the kitten, preventing confusion with I or you.
Nutrire is an '-ire' verb. Why does nutra end in an '-a'?