Nonostante la fatica, la squadra continua a lottare.
Despite the fatigue, the team keeps on fighting.
Breakdown of Nonostante la fatica, la squadra continua a lottare.
continuare
to continue
la squadra
the team
nonostante
despite / although (in spite of)
a
(linking a verb to a following infinitive)
Questions & Answers about Nonostante la fatica, la squadra continua a lottare.
Since this lesson is about pur + gerund, why isn't pur used here? Could we rewrite the sentence to use it?
Pur followed by a gerund (like pur lottando) is used to express "even though doing something." It requires an action, meaning a verb. In this sentence, we just have a noun: la fatica (the fatigue). To say "despite a noun," you use nonostante. To use pur, you would have to change the noun phrase into an action, for example: Pur essendo molto stanca, la squadra continua a lottare (Even though being very tired, the team continues to fight).
Why is there an a between continua and lottare?
In Italian, certain verbs require a specific preposition to connect them to a following infinitive verb. Continuare is one of these; it must always be followed by a when linking to another action. It is helpful to memorize the whole chunk: continuare a fare qualcosa (to continue to do something).
Can I use malgrado instead of nonostante in this sentence?
Does fatica mean exactly the same thing as the English word "fatigue"?