Word
Penso che ogni espositore debba pulire il suo stand.
Meaning
I think that every exhibitor must clean their stand.
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Breakdown of Penso che ogni espositore debba pulire il suo stand.
suo
his/her/Your
pulire
to clean
dovere
must
pensare
to think
Questions & Answers about Penso che ogni espositore debba pulire il suo stand.
The verb pensare often takes the preposition a (as in penso a te). Why isn't there an a before che here?
When a verb that normally requires the preposition a introduces a full clause using the conjunction che (that), the preposition must be dropped. In Italian, you cannot say Penso a che...; it must be simplified to just Penso che....
Why do we use debba instead of the indicative deve?
debba is the present subjunctive form of dovere (must). It is required here because the main clause, Penso che (I think that), expresses an opinion or subjective thought, which automatically triggers the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause.
The translation says "their stand", but the Italian uses il suo stand instead of il loro. Why?
In English, "their" is often used as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun. In Italian, however, the possessive adjective must strictly agree with the grammatical number of the possessor. Because ogni espositore (every exhibitor) is grammatically singular, you must use the singular possessive suo (his/her), not the plural loro.
Why does the English loanword stand take the article il here?