Breakdown of Penso che il livello del mare aumenterà.
il mare
sea
del
of the; than the (di + il)
pensare
to think
aumentare
to increase
Questions & Answers about Penso che il livello del mare aumenterà.
Why is aumenterà in the future indicative instead of the subjunctive? I thought Penso che always required the subjunctive!
You are right that Penso che usually triggers the subjunctive. However, when the action in the second part of the sentence happens in the future compared to the first part, Italian uses the future indicative. Because modern Italian doesn't have a future subjunctive tense, the regular future tense takes over.
Could I say alzarsi (to rise) instead of aumentare for the sea level?
It is much more natural to use aumentare (to increase) here. Alzarsi is typically used for physical movements, like getting out of bed or standing up, while aumentare is used for measurements, quantities, and levels going up.
Why does aumentare change to aumenterà with an 'e' instead of an 'a'?
For regular -are verbs, the 'a' in the infinitive ending always changes to an 'e' when forming the future tense stem. That is why aumentare becomes aumenter- before adding the third-person singular future ending -à.
Why is "sea level" translated as il livello del mare?