Learn Italian: C'è molta turbolenza; tuttavia, riusciamo a dormire. - There is a lot of turbulence; however, we manage to sleep.

C'è molta turbolenza; tuttavia, riusciamo a dormire.

There is a lot of turbulence; however, we manage to sleep.

Breakdown of C'è molta turbolenza; tuttavia, riusciamo a dormire.

to manage / to succeed

Questions & Answers about C'è molta turbolenza; tuttavia, riusciamo a dormire.

Could I use ma or però instead of tuttavia here?

Yes, they have similar meanings. However, tuttavia (however / nevertheless) is slightly more formal and often used to connect two complete thoughts. It emphasizes a strong contrast to the first statement, much like "nevertheless" in English.

Why use riusciamo a dormire instead of possiamo dormire?

Riuscire a means "to manage to" or "to succeed in doing something" despite an obstacle—in this case, the turbulence. Potere (possiamo) just expresses a general ability. Remember that riuscire always needs the preposition a before a following infinitive verb.

Why does the word for "a lot" change to molta instead of staying molto?

In this sentence, it acts as an adjective describing the feminine singular noun turbolenza, so it must agree and become molta. When molto is used as an adverb to describe an action (like "we sleep a lot" -> dormiamo molto), it never changes its ending.

Do I always have to put a comma after tuttavia?