Breakdown of Puliamo la lancia vapore con il panno in microfibra.
con
with
pulire
to clean
la lancia vapore
the steam wand
il panno in microfibra
the microfibre cloth
Questions & Answers about Puliamo la lancia vapore con il panno in microfibra.
What does puliamo mean grammatically?
Puliamo is the 1st person plural form of pulire, so it literally means we clean or we are cleaning, depending on context.
It can also sound like let’s clean in some situations, especially in spoken instructions or demonstrations where the speaker includes the listener in the action.
So the form is:
- io pulisco = I clean
- tu pulisci = you clean
- lui/lei pulisce = he/she cleans
- noi puliamo = we clean
- voi pulite = you all clean
- loro puliscono = they clean
Notice that with noi, it is puliamo, not pulisciamo.
Why is there no subject pronoun like noi?
Italian often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
Here, -iamo tells you the subject is we:
- Puliamo = we clean
Adding noi is possible, but it is usually only used for emphasis or contrast:
- Noi puliamo la lancia vapore = We clean the steam wand
Most of the time, just puliamo is enough.
Does puliamo mean we clean or let’s clean?