Word
Potete fare un investimento sicuro.
Meaning
You can make a safe investment.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Potete fare un investimento sicuro.
un
a / an (masculine)
sicuro
safe
fare
to do / to make
potere
can, to be able to
Questions & Answers about Potete fare un investimento sicuro.
How is the noun investimento formed from its verb?
Why do we use fare here to translate "to make"?
The standard Italian expression for "to make an investment" is fare un investimento. Italian relies heavily on the versatile verb fare (to do/make) for completing actions and processes. You could also express this idea by just using the verb on its own, like Potete investire in modo sicuro (You can invest safely).
Does placing sicuro after the noun change its meaning?
Yes, slightly. Placing a descriptive adjective after the noun gives it a literal, objective meaning. Un investimento sicuro categorizes the investment as financially safe or low-risk. Placing it before the noun (un sicuro investimento) would sound more subjective or emotional, emphasizing the speaker's certainty, like "a sure-fire investment."
Why is it Potete fare and not Potete fate?
Potere (can/to be able to) is a modal verb. When it is conjugated to match the subject (here as potete for "you all"), the main action verb that directly follows it must always stay in its infinitive (dictionary) form, which is fare.