Breakdown of Avendo fatto la scoperta, il genio ha rivoluzionato tutta la tecnologia.
avere
to have
fare
to do / to make
tutto
all the / whole
il genio
genius
la tecnologia
the technology
la scoperta
discovery
rivoluzionare
to revolutionize
Questions & Answers about Avendo fatto la scoperta, il genio ha rivoluzionato tutta la tecnologia.
Why use avendo fatto (having made) instead of the present gerund facendo (making)?
Avendo fatto is the past gerund. It shows that making the discovery happened before the action in the main clause (revolutionizing technology). It also implies a cause: because the genius made the discovery, they were able to revolutionize technology. If you used facendo, it would mean the actions were happening at the exact same time.
How is the past gerund avendo fatto formed here?
You form the past gerund by taking the present gerund of the helper verb (avere becomes avendo) and adding the past participle of your main verb (fatto). If the main verb required essere (like a verb of movement), you would use essendo instead.
Can I use this past gerund structure if a scientist made the discovery, but a different genius revolutionized the technology?
No, you can only use the gerund (past or present) if the subject of both parts of the sentence is exactly the same. Here, il genio is the one who made the discovery and the one who revolutionized technology. If there were two different subjects, you would need to rephrase the sentence using a word like poiché (since) or dopo che (after).
Why do we say tutta la tecnologia instead of just tutta tecnologia?
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