Hello
I want to say this sentence in Italian
"I think I have forgotten all I have read"
"Penso che io mi dimentichi tutte le cose ho letto"
is the sentence true. I am not sure how should I use "congiuntivo" for reflessiv verbo.
Thanks for help
Learning Italian....congiuntivo
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Re: Learning Italian....congiuntivo
I am not an Italian, but I would just use the indicative there because we are speaking about a fact. But the subjunctive if the original sentence had been "I think I may (or might) have forgotten all I have read" - and subjunctive "abbia letto" if it had been "... all I have ever read". And "che ho letto", by the way. In some cases you can leave out the conjunction, but I doubt that it's the case here
Maybe I should consult my Italian grammar to reread the rules ... I don't like the thought that I didn't remember the ones that pertain to precisely these situations.
Maybe I should consult my Italian grammar to reread the rules ... I don't like the thought that I didn't remember the ones that pertain to precisely these situations.
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Re: Learning Italian....congiuntivo
Not a native speaker.
I’d use the infinitive: penso di essermi dimenticato tutte le cose che ho letto (or: tutto quello che ho letto).
I’d use the infinitive: penso di essermi dimenticato tutte le cose che ho letto (or: tutto quello che ho letto).
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Re: Learning Italian....congiuntivo
I would probably go with something simpler: "penso di aver dimenticato tutto quello che ho letto". No need for the subjunctive - note: not a native speaker.
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Re: Learning Italian....congiuntivo
Exactly what I'd have said too. The subjunctive would be used if the subject of the main clause is different from the subject of the relative clause: "[Io] penso che lui abbia dimenticato..."dedalus66 wrote:I would probably go with something simpler: "penso di aver dimenticato tutto quello che ho letto". No need for the subjunctive - note: not a native speaker.
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