Breakdown of Avremmo montato la pedana malgrado l'oscurità.
avere
to have
montare
to assemble
malgrado
despite (in spite of)
l'oscurità
the darkness (f)
la pedana
the platform (footboard, dais)
Questions & Answers about Avremmo montato la pedana malgrado l'oscurità.
Does malgrado require the subjunctive here?
Not in this sentence. Because malgrado is followed directly by a noun (l'oscurità) rather than a verb phrase, it acts as a preposition meaning "despite." You only need the subjunctive when malgrado introduces a full clause, such as malgrado fosse buio (although it was dark).
Could we use nonostante instead of malgrado here?
What exactly is a pedana compared to other words for platform or stage?
A pedana is generally a low platform, footboard, or raised flooring. You would use it for things like a speaker's dais, a runway, or a temporary wooden floor. It is less grand than a full theater stage, which would be a palco or palcoscenico.
Why does montare take avere (avremmo) as its auxiliary verb here?
Because it has a direct object (la pedana). When montare is used transitively (meaning to assemble, set up, or put together something), it always takes avere. If it were used intransitively (like a tide rising), it would typically take essere, but here the action is being done directly to an object.
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