Breakdown of La probabilità di un pessimo pronostico è bassa.
essere
to be
un
a / an (masculine)
di
of, from
pessimo
terrible/very bad
basso
low; short (not tall)
la probabilità
the probability
il pronostico
the prediction / the forecast (sports, prognosis)
Questions & Answers about La probabilità di un pessimo pronostico è bassa.
How can I use this sentence to practice dropping che as taught in this lesson?
You can turn it into a subordinate clause after a verb of hoping or believing. For example, "I hope the probability is low" is usually Spero che la probabilità sia bassa. By dropping the che as we do in this lesson, it becomes Spero la probabilità di un pessimo pronostico sia bassa. Notice that the indicative verb è must change to the subjunctive sia.
Why is pessimo placed before the noun pronostico?
Pessimo is the absolute superlative of cattivo (meaning "very bad" or "terrible"). Adjectives that express a strong subjective judgment, size, or quality are very often placed before the noun in Italian to give them more emotional weight and emphasis.
What rule helps us remember that probabilità is feminine, so we know to use bassa?
Abstract Italian nouns ending in -tà (like la città, la verità, and la probabilità) are almost always feminine. Because words ending in an accented vowel don't change their endings in the plural, you have to rely on the article (la) and the adjective (bassa) to show that the word is feminine and singular here.
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