Italian Language Asked on September 27, 2021
I know that the Italian gerund can be used in temporal, hypothetical, concessive and modal clauses, but I have just read the following sentence:
Partendo domani, ti ho comprato un regalo.
Is this idiomatic? If so, does gerund express cause here? Is that usage of gerund as usual as the expressions “siccome”, “dato che”, “visto che”, “poiché” ?
I am currently studying gerunds with an Italian teacher in Lucca Italy. Based on my last weeks lesson, the example you gave partendo (leaving tomorrow with because or since inferred)does express cause which can be expressed by either using a gerund as it did in this sentence or using a conjugated verb plus dato che, perché, siccome, visto che or poiché. The choice is yours.
Answered by FancyNancy on September 27, 2021
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