Word
Penso che la licenza scada il mese prossimo.
Meaning
I think the licence expires next month.
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Breakdown of Penso che la licenza scada il mese prossimo.
il mese
the month
prossimo
next
pensare
to think
la licenza
the license
Questions & Answers about Penso che la licenza scada il mese prossimo.
Usually, we use the preposition a with this verb, as in pensare a (to think about). Why is there no a before che in this sentence?
In Italian, you must drop the preposition a before the declarative conjunction che (that). While you would say Penso a te (I am thinking about you), you cannot say Penso a che.... You simply use Penso che... to introduce the clause. If you ever need to heavily emphasize the "about" part, you can insert al fatto to keep the preposition: Penso al fatto che... (I am thinking about the fact that...).
Why is the verb scadere (to expire) conjugated as scada instead of scade?
Scada is in the present subjunctive mood. Verbs expressing personal opinion, thought, or doubt, such as pensare, trigger the subjunctive in the dependent clause introduced by che.
Is scada a regular subjunctive form?
Yes. For regular -ere and -ire verbs, the present subjunctive endings for all singular subjects (io, tu, lui/lei) are -a. You take the root scad- and simply add -a.
Why isn't there a preposition like in before il mese prossimo?