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Non intervengo senza il tuo consenso.

Non intervengo senza il tuo consenso.
I do not intervene without your consent.
From Lesson 231:Subjunctive with negative conjunctions (senza che)·Italian

Breakdown of Non intervengo senza il tuo consenso.

non
not
tuo
your
senza
without
intervenire
to intervene
il consenso
the consent

Questions & Answers about Non intervengo senza il tuo consenso.

Wait, I thought this lesson was about senza che. Why is it just senza here?
Senza che (without) is a conjunction used to introduce a new clause with a subject and a verb (which would then require the subjunctive). Because the word 'without' is followed directly by a noun phrase here (il tuo consenso), we only need the preposition senza.
How would we rewrite this sentence to actually use senza che?
You would need to change the noun into a verb clause, like 'without you giving consent.' That would be Non intervengo senza che tu dia il tuo consenso. This triggers the subjunctive (dia) because the subject changes from 'I' to 'you'.
I always forget how to conjugate intervenire. What pattern does it follow?
It follows the exact same irregular pattern as venire (to come). Just as 'I come' is vengo, 'I intervene' is intervengo.
Why do we say il tuo instead of just tuo consenso?
In Italian, possessive adjectives almost always need a definite article before them. Except for singular family members (like mio padre), you must include the article. So 'your consent' becomes il tuo consenso (literally 'the your consent').

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