Breakdown of Il bando contenente le regole è molto chiaro.
essere
to be
molto
very
la regola
the rule
chiaro
light (of a color); clear
il bando
the call for applications
contenere
to contain
Questions & Answers about Il bando contenente le regole è molto chiaro.
How does contenente work here? Could I just say che contiene?
Contenente is the present participle of contenere. Here it functions as a verbal relative clause, meaning containing or which contains. You could absolutely replace it with che contiene. Using the present participle like this makes the sentence sound more formal and concise, which is very common in official documents like a bando.
Could I use the gerund contenendo here instead of contenente?
No, you cannot use the gerund here. A gerund (contenendo) acts as an adverb modifying a verb to tell you how, when, or why an action happened. Here, you need to modify the noun il bando to specify which one it is, so you must use the present participle (contenente) or a relative clause (che contiene). This is a common trap because English uses the -ing ending for both forms.
Since contenente describes il bando, does it need to agree in gender and number?
What exactly is a bando? It looks like the English word ban.
It is a false friend! While it looks like the English word ban, a bando is a formal public announcement, notice, or call for applications, such as for a university scholarship or a public sector job. If you wanted to talk about a prohibition or ban, you would typically use divieto.
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