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È proprio il successo di questa idea che sembra realizzabile.

È proprio il successo di questa idea che sembra realizzabile.
It is exactly the success of this idea that seems achievable.
From Lesson 340:Adjectives of possibility (-bile)·Italian

Questions & Answers about È proprio il successo di questa idea che sembra realizzabile.

How is the adjective realizzabile formed in this sentence?
It is built from the verb realizzare (to achieve or to make real). By dropping the final -re and adding the suffix -bile, it becomes an adjective denoting capability, meaning 'achievable'. This suffix acts just like the English suffixes '-able' or '-ible'.
Does realizzabile agree with il successo or questa idea?
It agrees with the main subject of the clause, which is the masculine singular noun il successo. Because adjectives formed with the suffix -bile always end in -e in their singular form, they are identical for both masculine and feminine nouns. If the subject were plural, it would change to realizzabili.
Why does this sentence use proprio, and does it mean 'own' here?
While proprio often acts as a possessive adjective meaning 'one's own' in earlier lessons, here it functions as an emphasizing adverb. Placed right before the noun phrase il successo, it translates to 'exactly' or 'precisely', adding strong focus to that specific detail.
What is the purpose of the È ... che structure framing this sentence?
This is a cleft sentence, a structure Italians frequently use at the B2 level to put heavy emphasis on a specific piece of information. By wrapping proprio il successo di questa idea inside È ... che (It is ... that), the speaker highlights exactly what seems achievable, contrasting it with other elements of the idea that might not be.
Why use sembra instead of sembrare or sembrano here?
Sembra is the third-person singular present tense of the verb sembrare (to seem). It is singular because its subject is the singular noun phrase il successo (the success). Even though questa idea is also singular, the core subject performing the action of 'seeming' is the success itself.

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