Breakdown of Anche seguendo una dieta rigida, non posso sfuggire alla tentazione.
una
a / an (feminine)
non
not
anche
also, too
seguire
to follow
alla
to the / at the (feminine singular)
potere
can, to be able to
la dieta
the diet
la tentazione
the temptation
rigido
strict (rigid, inflexible)
sfuggire
to escape (slip away, elude)
Questions & Answers about Anche seguendo una dieta rigida, non posso sfuggire alla tentazione.
Why do we use anche seguendo here instead of anche se seguo?
Both are correct! Anche seguendo is an implicit concessive clause. By putting anche (even) directly in front of a gerund like seguendo (following), you create a shorter, slightly more elegant way to say "even if" or "even though". It is a great grammatical tool to use at the B2 level to make your Italian flow more naturally.
If my partner is the one on the diet but I am the one facing temptation, can I still use anche seguendo?
No, you would have to use the explicit form anche se plus a conjugated verb, such as Anche se lui segue una dieta... The implicit gerund construction anche seguendo only works because the person following the diet and the person unable to escape temptation are the exact same subject (in this case, "I").
Why does the sentence use sfuggire alla tentazione instead of dalla tentazione? Doesn't da mean "from"?
In English you escape "from" something, but in Italian, the verb sfuggire (when it means to evade, elude, or avoid a concept or danger) requires the preposition a. Therefore, it combines with the definite article la to become alla tentazione. If you were talking about physically running away from a specific place, you would use the verb fuggire, which does take da (for example, fuggire dalla prigione).
Could I use severa instead of rigida to describe a "strict" diet?
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