Breakdown of Desideriamo che la scelta sia oggettiva, a prescindere dai fattori esterni.
essere
to be
la scelta
the choice
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
desiderare
to desire / to wish
esterno
external, outer (opposite of l'interno)
oggettivo
objective
a prescindere da
regardless of
il fattore
the factor
Questions & Answers about Desideriamo che la scelta sia oggettiva, a prescindere dai fattori esterni.
Why does the sentence use dai instead of just da after a prescindere?
The phrase a prescindere da means "regardless of" or "leaving aside". Because Italian requires definite articles before most nouns, the preposition da combines with the plural masculine article i (for i fattori) to create the articulated preposition dai.
Why is the verb sia in the subjunctive mood rather than the indicative è?
The main verb desideriamo expresses a wish or desire. Verbs that express hopes, wishes, or desires always trigger the subjunctive in the following che clause. Therefore, the present indicative è becomes the present subjunctive sia.
If the subjects were the same, would we still use che and the subjunctive here?
No. If the subject of the main verb and the dependent verb are identical, you drop che and use an infinitive. For instance, if you wanted to say "We desire to be objective", it would simply be: Desideriamo essere oggettivi. The che + subjunctive structure is required here because the subject changes from "we" (desideriamo) to "the choice" (la scelta).
Could I use indipendentemente da instead of a prescindere da in this sentence?
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