Word
Il miele è talmente appiccicoso che ho rovinato irrimediabilmente il tappeto.
Meaning
The honey is so sticky that I irreparably ruined the rug.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Il miele è talmente appiccicoso che ho rovinato irrimediabilmente il tappeto.
essere
to be
avere
to have
il tappeto
the rug, carpet
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
Questions & Answers about Il miele è talmente appiccicoso che ho rovinato irrimediabilmente il tappeto.
Why is talmente used here instead of così, and do they mean the same thing?
I thought the word che often triggers the subjunctive. Why is ho rovinato in the indicative mood?
While many structures with che do trigger the subjunctive, consecutive clauses of result (like talmente ... che) focus on a real, factual outcome. Because ruining the rug actually happened, you use the normal indicative mood. You would generally only use the subjunctive for this structure if the main clause were negative or a question, which would cast doubt on the result.
Could I put the long adverb irrimediabilmente at the very end of the sentence?
Yes, you could technically say ho rovinato il tappeto irrimediabilmente, but it is less common. Placing adverbs of manner (words ending in -mente) directly after the past participle (rovinato) and before the direct object (il tappeto) is the most natural and flowing word order in Italian.
Is tappeto a false friend? It looks a lot like "tapestry".