Breakdown of Dobbiamo accelerare l'avanzamento, altrimenti non rispetteremo la scadenza.
non
not
dovere
must
rispettare
to respect
la scadenza
the deadline
altrimenti
otherwise
accelerare
to accelerate
l'avanzamento
the progress (advancement, of a project or task) (m)
Questions & Answers about Dobbiamo accelerare l'avanzamento, altrimenti non rispetteremo la scadenza.
Does altrimenti trigger the subjunctive mood in this sentence?
No. altrimenti (otherwise) simply connects an action to its consequence. Because the speaker is stating a realistic, factual consequence of not speeding up, the second clause uses the indicative mood (the future tense rispetteremo). You would only use the conditional or subjunctive after altrimenti if the scenario were purely hypothetical.
Why is rispetteremo used to translate 'we will not meet'?
Could I use il progresso instead of l'avanzamento here?
You could, but l'avanzamento is more precise for project management or tasks moving forward through specific stages (literally 'the advancement'). The word progresso is more commonly used for broader, abstract development, like technological, medical, or social progress.
Why does the first clause use the present tense (dobbiamo) while the second uses the future (rispetteremo)?
This is a standard structure for real conditions. The obligation to speed up exists right now in the present (dobbiamo), but the consequence of missing the deadline is an event that will happen later (rispetteremo). The word altrimenti acts as a bridge showing that the future outcome depends entirely on the present action.
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