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Con lo sforzo costante otteniamo buoni risultati.

Con lo sforzo costante otteniamo buoni risultati.
With constant effort we obtain good results.
From Lesson 116:The first conditional (se)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Con lo sforzo costante otteniamo buoni risultati.

Why is this sentence in a lesson about the first conditional when there is no se (if)?
In Italian, just like in English, you can express a condition without using se (if). The phrase Con lo sforzo costante (With constant effort) acts as the condition. It implies the exact same thing as a first conditional phrase like Se facciamo uno sforzo costante (If we make a constant effort).
Why does sforzo use the article lo instead of il?
Because sforzo is a masculine noun that starts with an s followed by another consonant (f). In Italian, masculine words starting with s + consonant (as well as z, ps, gn, and a few others) always take lo instead of il.
What is the infinitive of otteniamo and is it irregular?
The infinitive is ottenere (to obtain or to get). It is built from the verb tenere (to hold or keep), which means it follows the exact same irregular conjugation pattern. Just as tenere becomes teniamo for the noi (we) form, ottenere becomes otteniamo.
Why does buoni come before risultati? Don't adjectives usually go after the noun?
Most descriptive adjectives do go after the noun in Italian. However, a small group of very common adjectives—including buono (good), bello (beautiful), bravo (good/skilled), and cattivo (bad)—typically come before the noun they describe.

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