Prepariamo la sedia per il riuso.

the chair

Breakdown of Prepariamo la sedia per il riuso.

• preparare: to prepare
• per: for
• il riuso: the reuse

Questions & Answers about Prepariamo la sedia per il riuso.

Why is prepariamo used here, and what form is it?

Prepariamo is the 1st person plural form of preparare in the present tense.

So it can mean:

• we prepare
• we are preparing
• and in some contexts even let’s prepare

That happens because Italian often uses the same form for we do and let’s do. Without more context, prepariamo can be understood in more than one way.

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Does prepariamo mean we prepare or let’s prepare?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

• Prepariamo la sedia per il riuso. = We prepare the chair for reuse.
• It could also sound like Let’s prepare the chair for reuse.

In writing, context usually makes it clear. In speech, tone of voice also helps.

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Why is it la sedia and not just sedia?

Italian uses articles more often than English does. So where English might say chair in a general or practical sense, Italian often prefers the chair or another article.

Here, la sedia is natural because sedia is a singular feminine noun, so it takes la in the singular definite form.

• la sedia = the chair

Leaving out the article would usually sound incomplete or unnatural here.

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