Breakdown of Lui cambia la combinazione perché nessuno sblocchi la cassaforte.
lui
he
nessuno
nobody
cambiare
to change
la cassaforte
the safe (strongbox)
Questions & Answers about Lui cambia la combinazione perché nessuno sblocchi la cassaforte.
Why is sbloccare in the subjunctive (sblocchi) instead of the indicative (sblocca)?
Because here perché doesn't mean "because" (giving a reason), it means "so that" or "in order that" (expressing a purpose). When perché is used to show purpose, it triggers the subjunctive. If he were changing it because no one was unlocking it, you would use the indicative (perché nessuno sblocca).
Could we use affinché instead of perché in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely. Affinché also means "so that" and always takes the subjunctive. Using affinché nessuno sblocchi is actually a great way to avoid ambiguity, since affinché can only express purpose, whereas perché can mean both "so that" and "because".
Why does sblocchi have an "h" in it when the infinitive is sbloccare?
Verbs ending in -care and -gare add an h when conjugated with an ending that starts with i or e. This is to keep the hard "c" (/k/) sound. All singular present subjunctive endings for -are verbs are -i, so we need the h to avoid pronouncing it with a soft "ch" sound.
Why isn't there a non in this sentence? Doesn't Italian use double negatives with nessuno?