| 16.7.7.1 Forse / magari in the meaning of perhaps requires the indicativo |
Magari can introduce as well an optative sentence, in this case we use the congiuntivo II or the congiuntivo I.
| with congiuntivo II | |
| Magari piovesse per una settimana. | |
| If it only rains one week. | |
| Magari sapessi io fare una torta come la tua. | |
| If only I can make a cake like yours. | |
| Magari qualcuno ci facesse sapere qualcosa! | |
| If someone knows something about it, let me know about it. | |
| with congiuntivo I | |
| Comunque per quanto mi riguarda basterebbe un uomo carino,simpatico,romantico e che magari sappia anche cucinare. | |
| As far as I am concerned, a nice, friendly, romantic man, one who can cook as well, would be enough for me. |
With the indicative the meaning is perhaps and can be substituted by forse.
| examples | |
| Come forse avrete intuito io sono un freddo razionale calcolatore. | |
| As you may perhaps already assumed I am a cool and rational calculator. | |
| Forse fa parte del "mistero della fede". | |
| Perhaps it is part of the mystery of believe. | |
| Magari abbiamo fatto degli errori. | |
| Perhaps we have committed some mistakes. |
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