Learn Italian: Se sovraccarica il server, non dovrà strapagare nessuno sviluppatore! - If you overload the server, you won't have to overpay any developer!

Se sovraccarica il server, non dovrà strapagare nessuno sviluppatore!

If you overload the server, you won't have to overpay any developer!

Breakdown of Se sovraccarica il server, non dovrà strapagare nessuno sviluppatore!

no / not any (+ noun)

Questions & Answers about Se sovraccarica il server, non dovrà strapagare nessuno sviluppatore!

How does the prefix sovra- work in the word sovraccarica?

The prefix sovra- indicates excess or being "above" a limit. Here, it attaches to caricare (to load) to create sovraccaricare (to overload). Notice that the c is doubled (sovraccaricare); this consonant doubling often happens when sovra- is joined to a word starting with a consonant.

What does the prefix stra- add to the verb strapagare?

stra- is an intensive prefix that means doing something to an absolute extreme. Attached to pagare (to pay), it creates strapagare (to pay far too much, or overpay). It is a very common prefix in everyday Italian used to emphasize excess.

The translation says "If you...", but the verbs are sovraccarica and dovrà. Why aren't they in the informal tu form?

The sentence uses the formal "you" (Lei), which takes third-person singular verb endings. If the sentence used the informal tu, it would be Se sovraccarichi il server, non dovrai strapagare...

Why is the first verb in the present tense (sovraccarica) and the second in the future (dovrà)?