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Dopo aver controllato il meteo, lo sposo è ancora preoccupato.

Dopo aver controllato il meteo, lo sposo è ancora preoccupato.
After checking the weather forecast, the groom is still worried.
From Lesson 424:Whether... or (sia che... sia che)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Dopo aver controllato il meteo, lo sposo è ancora preoccupato.

Why does the sentence use aver controllato instead of a gerund like the English "checking"?
In English, we often use "after" with an "-ing" verb. In Italian, you cannot say dopo controllando. Instead, you must use dopo followed by the past infinitive (the infinitive of the helper verb plus the past participle). So, "after checking" correctly becomes dopo aver controllato.
Since this lesson is about sia che ... sia che, how would we say "Whether he checks the weather or not, the groom is still worried"?
You would drop dopo and use the present subjunctive of controllare: Sia che controlli il meteo sia che non lo controlli, lo sposo è ancora preoccupato. You could also use o che ... o che for the exact same meaning.
Is meteo a masculine or feminine word, and does it have a plural form?
It is masculine (il meteo) and invariable, meaning it stays exactly the same in the plural (i meteo). It is actually a common abbreviation of il bollettino meteorologico (the weather report).
What is the difference between lo sposo and il marito?
Lo sposo specifically means "the groom" (used on or around the day of the wedding), whereas il marito means "the husband" in a general, long-term sense. The feminine equivalents are la sposa (the bride) and la moglie (the wife).

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