Breakdown of Voglio che questi fattori oggettivi siano valutati, a prescindere dal costo.
essere
to be
questi
these (masculine)
volere
to want
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
valutare
to evaluate
il costo
the cost
oggettivo
objective
a prescindere da
regardless of
il fattore
the factor
Questions & Answers about Voglio che questi fattori oggettivi siano valutati, a prescindere dal costo.
Why do we use dal costo instead of just da costo after a prescindere?
The phrase a prescindere da means 'regardless of' or 'apart from.' Since it ends in the preposition da, you must combine it with the definite article of the following noun. The noun costo takes the masculine singular article il. When you combine da + il, you get the articulated preposition dal.
Why is the verb siano valutati in the subjunctive mood here?
The sentence starts with Voglio che (I want that). Verbs expressing a desire, will, or command, when followed by che, always trigger the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause. This is because they express a subjective wish rather than an objective fact, so we use the subjunctive siano instead of the indicative sono.
How is the verb phrase siano valutati constructed, and why does it end in -i?
This is the passive voice in the present subjunctive. It is formed using the subjunctive of essere (siano) plus the past participle of the main verb (valutato). Because it is a passive construction built with essere, the past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject. Since fattori (factors) is masculine plural, the participle becomes valutati.
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