Word
Puoi ospitare gli amici, ma dobbiamo concordare il preavviso.
Meaning
You can host friends, but we must agree on the advance notice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Puoi ospitare gli amici, ma dobbiamo concordare il preavviso.
ma
but
l'amico
the friend (m)
gli
the
potere
can, to be able to
Questions & Answers about Puoi ospitare gli amici, ma dobbiamo concordare il preavviso.
The current lesson is about "a condizione che" (provided that). How would I rewrite this sentence using that conjunction instead of "ma"?
You could say, Puoi ospitare gli amici a condizione che concordiamo il preavviso (You can host friends, provided that we agree on the advance notice). Because a condizione che requires the subjunctive mood, we change the verb to concordiamo. Luckily, the present indicative and present subjunctive forms for noi are identical, so the word itself doesn't actually change!
Why use concordare here instead of a more common phrase like essere d'accordo?
Essere d'accordo means "to agree" with an opinion or person, but it cannot take a direct object (you can't "essere d'accordo" a thing). Concordare means "to agree on" or "to arrange" a specific detail. Because you are agreeing on a direct object (il preavviso), you must use concordare.
I usually see avviso for "notice" or "warning". What is the difference with preavviso?
While an avviso is a general notice, announcement, or warning, preavviso specifically means advance notice (hence the pre- prefix). It is widely used in housing or employment contexts (like giving two weeks' notice before moving out), but here it just means letting someone know ahead of time before guests arrive.
Why does the sentence use the definite article in gli amici when the English translation is just "friends"?