Breakdown of Non ammetteremo chiunque infranga questa regola.
questo
this (masculine)
non
not
la regola
the rule
chiunque
anyone / whoever
infrangere
to violate
ammettere
to admit
Questions & Answers about Non ammetteremo chiunque infranga questa regola.
Why is infranga in the subjunctive instead of the normal present tense?
Because chiunque (anyone/whoever) introduces a clause about someone whose identity is unknown or hypothetical. When words like chiunque, qualunque, or dovunque set up this kind of indefinite condition, they trigger the subjunctive.
The main verb ammetteremo is future tense. Why isn't the second verb in the future too?
Italian doesn't have a future subjunctive tense! When a subjunctive trigger like chiunque refers to a future event, we just use the present subjunctive. So infranga handles both present and future meanings here.
What is the infinitive of infranga, and why does it end in "-a"?
The infinitive is infrangere (to break/violate). For regular -ere verbs, the present subjunctive endings for the singular forms (io, tu, lui/lei) are all -a. Since chiunque always takes a third-person singular verb, we get infranga.
Since "anyone" could mean multiple people breaking the rule, shouldn't the verb be plural?
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