Breakdown of Dato che non rispettano le regole, prepariamo una petizione.
una
a / an (feminine)
non
not
preparare
to prepare
rispettare
to respect
la regola
rule
le
to her
dato che
given that
la petizione
petition
Questions & Answers about Dato che non rispettano le regole, prepariamo una petizione.
Why does this sentence start with dato che instead of perché?
Dato che translates to 'since' or 'given that'. It is perfect for starting a sentence when you want to state the cause before the result. In Italian, you usually avoid starting a sentence with perché to explain a reason, so you use flexible conjunctions like dato che or visto che instead.
Could I use visto che instead of dato che in this sentence?
Why does the Italian use the simple present prepariamo when the English translation says 'we are preparing'?
In Italian, the simple present tense like prepariamo often covers what English expresses with the present continuous ('we are preparing'). You could use the continuous form stiamo preparando, but the simple present is extremely common and natural for actions happening right now.
How do we know it is 'they' who do not respect the rules when there is no pronoun like loro?
The verb ending does the work for you! The -ano ending in rispettano is the 'they' form of the regular verb rispettare. Italian drops the subject pronoun most of the time unless you need to add special emphasis.
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