A meno che (non) + Subjunctive — Core Usage — Exceptive Clauses — Proposizioni Eccettuative (B2)

Exceptive Clauses — Proposizioni Eccettuative·A meno che (non) + Subjunctive — Core Usage

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Rule reminder

'A meno che (non)' means 'unless' and always requires the subjunctive. The word 'non' after 'a meno che' is an expletive (pleonastic) 'non' — it does NOT make the sentence negative. It is optional in speech but common in writing: 'Vengo, a meno che non piova' = 'I'll come, unless it rains'.

A meno che (non) + Subjunctive — Core Usage1 / 10

Andremo al mare domani, a meno che non _____ brutto tempo.