Breakdown of Ammesso che tu consideri il rischio, accetto.
accettare
to accept
il rischio
the risk
considerare
to consider
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Questions & Answers about Ammesso che tu consideri il rischio, accetto.
Why is the subjunctive mood required for "consideri"?
The phrase "ammesso che" translates to "assuming that" or "granted that". It is a conjunction of premise or assumption that introduces a hypothetical condition. In Italian, these types of conjunctions always trigger the subjunctive mood because they describe a possibility rather than an established fact.
Is "consideri" here the subjunctive or the indicative form? They look exactly the same for "tu".
You spotted it! For regular "-are" verbs, the present indicative ("tu consideri") and the present subjunctive ("che tu consideri") are completely identical. However, grammatically speaking, this is strictly the subjunctive form because it follows "ammesso che".
Usually we drop subject pronouns in Italian. Why is "tu" included here?
In the present subjunctive, the conjugated forms for "io", "tu", and "lui/lei/Lei" are all identical (they all end in "-i" for "-are" verbs like "considerare"). While context often helps, Italians frequently keep the subject pronoun next to a subjunctive verb to prevent any ambiguity about who is performing the action.
What other conjunctions could I use instead of "ammesso che" without changing the meaning?
You could use other B2-level conjunctions of assumption that also require the subjunctive, such as "supponendo che" (supposing that), "posto che" (given that), or "assumendo che" (assuming that).