Breakdown of Non che voglia creare un'incomprensione, ma c'è stato un intoppo.
un
a / an (masculine)
una
a / an (feminine)
ma
but
non
not
c'è
there is / there are
volere
to want
creare
to create
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
l'incomprensione
misunderstanding (lack of comprehension)
l'intoppo
snag / hitch (obstacle)
Questions & Answers about Non che voglia creare un'incomprensione, ma c'è stato un intoppo.
Why do we use the subjunctive for voglia but the indicative for c'è stato?
This showcases the non che... ma... (not that... but...) structure. You use the subjunctive (voglia) for the rejected reason because you are treating it as non-factual or hypothetical. You then use the indicative (c'è stato) for the real reason because you are stating an actual fact.
Since voglia is the present subjunctive, it could mean I, you, he, or she. How do we know it means 'I want' here?
In the present subjunctive, the first three singular forms of volere are all identical: voglia. Context almost always makes it clear, as the speaker is usually explaining their own intentions. If it were truly ambiguous in conversation, you would simply add the pronoun for clarity, such as Non che io voglia...
What kind of problem is an intoppo?
Why is there an apostrophe in un'incomprensione but not in un intoppo?
This is a strict spelling rule based on gender that trips up many learners. Incomprensione is a feminine noun starting with a vowel, so the article una drops its final letter and takes an apostrophe to become un'. Intoppo is a masculine noun, so it uses the standard masculine article un, which never takes an apostrophe.
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