Word
Andrà nel bosco, benché non abbia le provviste.
Meaning
He will go into the woods, even though he does not have the supplies.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Andrà nel bosco, benché non abbia le provviste.
non
not
avere
to have
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
nel
in the (in + il) / while / upon (doing something)
Questions & Answers about Andrà nel bosco, benché non abbia le provviste.
Why is abbia used here instead of the regular present tense ha?
The word benché (even though / although) is a conjunction of concession. In Italian, this type of conjunction always requires the verb that follows it to be in the subjunctive mood. So, instead of the normal indicative ha, we use the subjunctive abbia.
Could I use sebbene or nonostante in this sentence instead?
Yes, absolutely! Sebbene and nonostante mean the same thing as benché and also require the subjunctive. You could say sebbene non abbia or nonostante non abbia without changing the meaning of the sentence.
The subject (he) is the same in both parts of the sentence. Can we still use the subjunctive?
Yes. With some conjunctions (like prima che), if the subject is the same in both halves of the sentence, you usually switch to an infinitive structure (like prima di + infinitive). But with concessive conjunctions like benché, it is perfectly fine to use the subjunctive even when the subject doesn't change.
Why does the Italian use nel (in + il) for "into the woods" instead of a preposition meaning "to"?