Breakdown of Avendo verificato la nuova teoria, il professore ha deciso di pubblicare l'articolo.
nuovo
new
avere
to have
il professore
professor
l'articolo
article
pubblicare
to publish
decidere
to decide
di
to (linking a verb to a following infinitive)
verificare
to verify / to check (facts, accuracy)
la teoria
theory
Questions & Answers about Avendo verificato la nuova teoria, il professore ha deciso di pubblicare l'articolo.
Why do we use avendo verificato instead of a normal past tense like aveva verificato?
Does avendo verificato just tell us the order of events, or does it mean something more?
It actually does double duty here! Not only does it show the timeline (first he verified, then he decided), but it also implies the cause. You can naturally translate the feeling of this sentence as "Because he had verified the new theory, the professor decided..."
How do we know who verified the theory since the first part of the sentence doesn't have a subject?
Why is there a di between ha deciso and pubblicare?
In Italian, certain verbs require a specific preposition before you can attach an infinitive (a verb in its basic "to do" form). The verb decidere (to decide) always takes the preposition di when it's followed by another action. So, "to decide to do something" is always decidere di fare qualcosa.
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