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Il fisioterapista aspetta finché lo strappo non guarisce.

Il fisioterapista aspetta finché lo strappo non guarisce.
The physical therapist waits until the tear heals.
From Lesson 272:Temporal conjunctions (finché, finché non)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il fisioterapista aspetta finché lo strappo non guarisce.

Why is there a non before guarisce if the translation doesn't say "not"?
In Italian, finché non together means "until". The non here is not a negative word; it's just part of the fixed phrase showing that an action (the waiting) stops when the new event (the healing) happens. If you dropped the non and just used finché, it would change the meaning to "as long as".
Fisioterapista ends in -a, so why does it use the masculine article il?
Professions ending in -ista (like dentista or giornalista) have the same singular ending for both men and women. Because this specific physical therapist is male, we use the masculine article il. If she were female, it would be la fisioterapista.
Why does strappo use the article lo instead of il?
Masculine words starting with an s followed by another consonant (here, s + t) always take the article lo. This makes pronunciation flow better. You have probably seen this before with words like lo studente or lo sport.
Why does guarire become guarisce?
Guarire (to heal) is an -ire verb that inserts -isc- between the root and the ending in the present tense for all singular subjects and the "they" form. It follows the exact same pattern as capire (capisce) or finire (finisce).

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