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Congiuntivo con frasi concessive
Subjunctive mood with concessive clauses

“…nonostante le temperature glaciali arrivino fino ai -30°”
(…even though the icy temperatures can reach as low as -30°)

In this sentence, “nonostante” means “despite” or “even though” in English, and it is followed by the subjunctive mood.

In Italian, the subjunctive mood is often used in concessive clauses introduced by conjunctions such as “nonostante” (despite), “benché” (although), “sebbene” (although), “malgrado” (in spite of), etc.

Here are some examples:

• Nonostante piova, usciamo stasera. (Even though it rains, we are going out tonight.)
• Nonostante io abbia studiato molto, non ho passato l’esame. (Even though I studied a lot, I didn’t pass the exam.)
• Nonostante tu abbia lavorato sodo, non sei riuscito a finire in tempo. (Even though you worked hard, you couldn’t finish on time.)