Word
Non avevamo previsto questa quantità.
Meaning
We had not foreseen this quantity.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Non avevamo previsto questa quantità.
questa
this (feminine)
non
not
avere
to have
prevedere
to foresee
Questions & Answers about Non avevamo previsto questa quantità.
How does this sentence fit into a lesson about fractions and multipliers?
While it doesn't use a specific multiplier like il doppio (double), the word quantità (quantity) introduces the topic. In a real conversation, you might naturally follow this up by saying, "We had not foreseen this quantity, we received il triplo (triple)!"
What tense is avevamo previsto?
It is the trapassato prossimo (past perfect), which translates to "had foreseen" or "had predicted". You form it by using the imperfect tense of the helping verb (here, avevamo from avere) plus the past participle of the main verb (previsto).
Why is the past participle of prevedere irregular (previsto)?
Prevedere (to foresee or predict) is formed by combining the prefix pre- with the verb vedere (to see). Compound verbs usually follow the exact same irregular patterns as their base verb. Since the past participle of vedere is visto, prevedere becomes previsto.
How would you change this sentence to say "these quantities" in the plural?