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Prima che il tempo scada, dobbiamo indovinare la sequenza con l'intuito.

Prima che il tempo scada, dobbiamo indovinare la sequenza con l'intuito.
Before time runs out, we must guess the sequence using intuition.
From Lesson 441:Negative declarations of certainty (non so che)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Prima che il tempo scada, dobbiamo indovinare la sequenza con l'intuito.

Why is scada in the subjunctive here?
The conjunction prima che (before) always triggers the subjunctive. Because it introduces an action that hasn't happened yet, Italian treats it as a pending or hypothetical event rather than a fixed reality.
What verb does scada come from?
It comes from scadere. While here it means to "run out" (referring to time), it is most commonly used for things that expire, like a deadline, a passport, or a subscription.
Why is there a definite article before intuito (con l'intuito)?
In Italian, abstract nouns like intuito (intuition) almost always require a definite article, even in general statements where English omits it.
Can I use usando instead of con to mean "using intuition"?
Yes, usando l'intuito is perfectly correct. However, using con (with) is the most idiomatic way in Italian to express the means or instrument used to do something, similar to saying "by intuition" in English.

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