Breakdown of Il Suo sogno non si avvera mai. Lo deve capire.
non
not
suo
his/her/Your
capire
to understand
dovere
must
mai
ever / never
lo
him/it (direct object)
il sogno
the dream
avverarsi
to come true
Questions & Answers about Il Suo sogno non si avvera mai. Lo deve capire.
What exactly does the word Lo replace in the second sentence?
Could I attach Lo to the end of capire instead?
Yes, absolutely! Because deve is a modal verb paired with an infinitive, you have two choices for placing the pronoun. You can put it before the conjugated verb (Lo deve capire) or attach it to the end of the infinitive after dropping the final -e (Deve capirlo). Both mean exactly the same thing.
Why is Suo capitalized, and who is the speaker addressing?
Why is there a si before avvera?
The verb for a dream or wish "coming true" is avverarsi. It acts as a reflexive verb in Italian, which is why it needs the reflexive pronoun si here. It essentially translates to the dream "realizing itself" or "making itself true" (from the root word vero, meaning true).
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