Breakdown of Bisogna avere un chiarimento prima di rinviare la decisione.
un
a / an (masculine)
avere
to have
la decisione
the decision
prima di
before (doing something) / before (a noun / point in time)
bisogna
one must, it is necessary (frozen impersonal of bisognare)
rinviare
to postpone
il chiarimento
the clarification
Questions & Answers about Bisogna avere un chiarimento prima di rinviare la decisione.
Why is it bisogna avere instead of abbiamo bisogno di avere?
Bisogna is an impersonal verb meaning 'it is necessary' or 'one must.' It is always followed directly by an infinitive (here, avere). If you wanted to specify who needs it (e.g., 'we need to'), you would use the personal phrase abbiamo bisogno di avere, but bisogna avere keeps the statement general and objective.
Why do we use prima di rinviare instead of prima che?
Because the subject of both actions is the same implied impersonal entity. When the subject doesn't change between the two actions, Italian uses prima di + infinitive. You only use prima che + subjunctive if a different subject is performing the second action.
How is the noun chiarimento formed?
What is the literal meaning behind the verb rinviare?
The base verb is inviare (to send). Adding the prefix r- (a phonetic variation of ri-, meaning 'again' or 'back') creates rinviare. While it literally means 'to send back', it is the standard Italian verb for 'to postpone' or 'to defer'.
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