Breakdown of Il direttore tutela la riservatezza senza che io mi intrometta.
io
I
il direttore
manager / director
senza che
without (+ clause)
tutelare
to protect (rights, interests)
Questions & Answers about Il direttore tutela la riservatezza senza che io mi intrometta.
Why do we use senza che instead of just senza?
Because the two parts of the sentence have different subjects. The director (il direttore) is protecting, and I (io) am the one who might meddle. When the subject changes, Italian uses senza che followed by a conjugated verb. If the director were doing both actions, you would use senza plus the infinitive verb.
Why is the verb intrometta in the subjunctive mood?
The conjunction senza che (without) always requires the subjunctive mood because it introduces a hypothetical situation or something that is not happening. Intrometta is the present subjunctive form for io.
What is the infinitive of mi intrometta?
The infinitive is the reflexive verb intromettersi, which means "to meddle," "to interfere," or literally "to put oneself in between." Because it is a regular -ere verb, its present subjunctive forms for io, tu, and lui/lei all end in -a.
Since this lesson is about proprio, could we say la propria riservatezza here?