Word
Potresti mandare la traduzione al revisore? Probabilmente deve leggerla oggi.
Meaning
Could you send the translation to the reviewer? He probably has to read it today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Potresti mandare la traduzione al revisore? Probabilmente deve leggerla oggi.
oggi
today
leggere
to read
al
to the / at the
potere
can, to be able to
Questions & Answers about Potresti mandare la traduzione al revisore? Probabilmente deve leggerla oggi.
Why is deve in the indicative mood instead of the subjunctive after an expression of probability like probabilmente?
While many phrases expressing uncertainty require the subjunctive (like è probabile che), probability adverbs such as probabilmente, forse, and magari are used with the indicative. They modify the verb directly rather than introducing a dependent clause with che.
Can the pronoun la in leggerla go anywhere else in the sentence?
Yes. Because leggere follows the modal verb deve, you can either attach the pronoun to the end of the infinitive by dropping the final -e (deve leggerla) or put it before the conjugated modal verb (la deve leggere). Both are grammatically correct and widely used.
Why is the conditional potresti used here instead of the present tense puoi?
Potresti (could you) makes the request softer and more polite. While puoi (can you) is grammatically correct, using the conditional is the standard way to make polite requests in Italian, especially in a professional context like speaking to a reviewer.
Why does revisore take the preposition a in this sentence?