Negotiating
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शब्दावली
- negoziareto negotiate
- offertaoffer
- propostaproposal
- compromessocompromise
- accordoagreement / deal
- condizioniconditions / terms
- budgetbudget
- rifiutareto refuse / to reject
- accettareto accept
- controffertacounteroffer
- clausolaclause
- marginemargin
- scadenzadeadline
- vantaggiosoadvantageous
The conditional in negotiations (2nd-type hypothetical)
In Italian, the 2nd-type hypothetical period is used to express unreal or hypothetical conditions. It is very common in negotiations for making polite proposals.
Structure
- Conditional clause: Se + imperfect subjunctive
- Main clause: present conditional
Negotiation examples
- Se vi offrissimo uno sconto del 10%, accettereste?
→ If we offered you a 10% discount, would you accept?
- Se riduceste il prezzo, firmeremmo oggi.
→ If you reduced the price, we would sign today.
- Se aumentassero i tempi di consegna, potremmo abbassare il costo.
→ If delivery times increased, we could lower the cost.
Key verbs in the imperfect subjunctive
- offrire → offrissimo / offriste
- ridurre → riduceste / riducessimo
- aumentare → aumentassero / aumentaste
Use in negotiations
These structures allow you to make proposals without formally committing, test the other party's limits, and maintain room for manoeuvre.
वाक्यांश
- Se riduceste il prezzo, firmeremmoHypothetical condition in a negotiation
- Potremmo arrivare a un compromessoPropose finding common ground
- La nostra offerta è di...Announce a starting offer
- Non possiamo accettare queste condizioniPolitely refuse conditions
- Siamo disposti a negoziareSignal willingness to negotiate
- Facciamo una controffertaPropose a counteroffer
- Questa è la nostra migliore offertaTo present a final offer
- Possiamo trovare un punto d'incontroTo propose finding common ground
आम गलतियाँ
Se riducete il prezzo, firmiamo oggi.Se riduceste il prezzo, firmeremmo oggi.The 2nd-type conditional requires the imperfect subjunctive (*riduceste*) + conditional (*firmeremmo*), not the present indicative.
Noi siamo pronto a negoziare.Siamo disposti a negoziare.*Pronto* can work but *disposti* is more idiomatic in a business negotiation context.
Non accettiamo la vostra offerta.Non possiamo accettare queste condizioni.Polite refusal in business prefers *non possiamo accettare* rather than a direct rejection.
Se offrissimo X, accettate?Se offrissimo X, accettereste?The main clause must be in the conditional (*accettereste*), not the indicative (*accettate*).
Se accetterete, firmiamo subitoSe accettaste, firmeremmo subitoFor a hypothesis, use imperfect subjunctive + conditional (periodo ipotetico II)
La nostra offerta è di 1000 eurosLa nostra offerta è di 1000 euroEuro is invariable in Italian: 1000 euro, not euros
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