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Non escludiamo nessuno, qualsiasi cosa accada.

Non escludiamo nessuno, qualsiasi cosa accada.
We do not exclude anyone, whatever happens.
From Lesson 229:Subjunctive with indefinite clauses (chiunque, qualunque)·Italian

Breakdown of Non escludiamo nessuno, qualsiasi cosa accada.

non
not
la cosa
thing
nessuno
nobody
qualsiasi
any
accadere
to happen
escludere
to exclude

Questions & Answers about Non escludiamo nessuno, qualsiasi cosa accada.

Why is accada in the subjunctive mood here?
It follows qualsiasi cosa (whatever). In Italian, indefinite words like qualsiasi, qualunque, and chiunque trigger the subjunctive when they introduce a clause. This is because they express an open, hypothetical situation, similar to saying 'no matter what might happen'.
What is the literal translation of qualsiasi cosa?
Literally, it means 'any thing'. Qualsiasi means 'any' or 'whichever', and cosa means 'thing'. Together, they act as the Italian equivalent of the English word 'whatever'.
Could I use succeda instead of accada here?
Yes! Accadere and succedere both mean 'to happen' and are practically interchangeable here. Succeda is the present subjunctive form of succedere. Saying qualsiasi cosa succeda is very common in everyday Italian and means exactly the same thing.
Why are there two negatives (non and nessuno) in the first half of the sentence?
Italian requires a double negative when words like nessuno (nobody/anyone) or mai (never) come after the verb. To say 'we do not exclude anyone', you must literally say 'we do not exclude nobody' (non escludiamo nessuno).

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