Breakdown of Da imprenditore posso rischiare; ciononostante, non voglio fallire.
non
not
volere
to want
potere
can, to be able to
da
as a (child/teenager), when one was
rischiare
to risk
l'imprenditore
the entrepreneur (m)
ciononostante
nevertheless
fallire
to fail
Questions & Answers about Da imprenditore posso rischiare; ciononostante, non voglio fallire.
What is ciononostante made of, and how does it translate literally?
It is a fusion of three words: ciò meaning that, non meaning not, and ostante which is the present participle of ostare, meaning to hinder or stand in the way. Literally, it translates to that not hindering, which serves the exact same function as nevertheless in English.
Why is the verb after ciononostante in the indicative (voglio) instead of the subjunctive?
You might be thinking of concession conjunctions that introduce dependent clauses, such as sebbene or nonostante, which do require the subjunctive. Ciononostante is different; it acts as an adverbial connector linking two entirely independent sentences. Since the second clause remains a standalone factual statement, it uses the indicative.
Why use da imprenditore instead of come imprenditore?
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