Breakdown of Quale dottorato faresti adesso, dopo aver frequentato le mie lezioni?
avere
to have
mio
my
la lezione
the lesson
fare
to do / to make
adesso
now
quale
which (singular / plural: quali)
dopo
after
frequentare
to attend (school, classes)
il dottorato
PhD
Questions & Answers about Quale dottorato faresti adesso, dopo aver frequentato le mie lezioni?
Where is the 'if' clause (se) in this sentence, since this lesson is about mixed conditionals?
The condition is actually implied by the phrase dopo aver frequentato le mie lezioni. If we expanded this into a full mixed conditional sentence, it would be: se tu avessi frequentato le mie lezioni (if you had attended my classes, using the pluperfect subjunctive), quale dottorato faresti adesso? (which PhD would you do now, using the present conditional).
Why does the sentence use dopo aver frequentato instead of just dopo frequentare?
When dopo (after) is followed directly by a verb, Italian requires the past infinitive. This is formed by leaving avere or essere in the infinitive and adding the past participle. You cannot say dopo frequentare. It literally translates to 'after to have attended'.
Why use the present conditional faresti instead of the past conditional avresti fatto here?
The key is the word adesso (now). Even though the action of attending the lessons happened in the past, the hypothetical choice is happening in the present. This matches the 'mixed' conditional logic: a past condition affecting a present outcome.
I see frequentato here. Is that the best verb to use for 'attending' a class?
Yes! Frequentare is the standard verb for attending a school, a university, or a course. You can also use seguire (to follow) for classes. Be careful not to use attendere, which is a false friend that actually means 'to wait'.
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