Breakdown of Ho sperato che voi aveste la pazienza di condividere la stanza e adattarvi.
e
and
voi
you (plural)
avere
to have
la stanza
the room
la
her/it (direct object)
la pazienza
the patience
sperare
to hope
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
di
to (linking a verb to a following infinitive)
condividere
to share (partake, have in common)
adattarsi
to adapt (oneself)
Questions & Answers about Ho sperato che voi aveste la pazienza di condividere la stanza e adattarvi.
Why do we use the imperfect subjunctive aveste here instead of the present subjunctive abbiate?
Because the main verb Ho sperato (I hoped) is in a past tense. In Italian, when a main verb that triggers the subjunctive is in the past, the following verb must be in the imperfect subjunctive to show that the actions were happening around the same time.
Would we still use the subjunctive if the sentence was "I hoped that I had the patience..."?
No. When the subject of both verbs is the same (I hoped that I...), you drop the che and use di plus the infinitive verb. It would become Ho sperato di avere la pazienza.... We only use the subjunctive here because the subjects are different ("I" and "you all").
Why is there a di before condividere?
When a noun like pazienza (patience) is followed directly by an action to explain what it relates to (the patience to do something), Italian connects them with the preposition di before the infinitive verb.
How is the word adattarvi formed?
It comes from the reflexive verb adattarsi (to adapt oneself). Because the people adapting are voi (you all), the reflexive pronoun becomes vi. To attach it to an infinitive verb, you drop the final -e from adattare and add vi, creating adattarvi.
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