Se dovesse cambiare idea, me lo faccia sapere.

Sentence Discussions Italian
#1
English Translation

If you should change your mind, let me know.

The English sentence means “In case that you are going to change your mind …”.

Is it really correct to translate this “should” which has nothing to do with e.g " you should change your mind" with “dovesse”?

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#2

Dovere [+ infinitive] can be used to imply probability, possibility.

  • Lui deve essere malato.
  • Se dovesse essere eletto presidente, farebbe grandi cambiamenti.
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