Durante il fine settimana, visiterò la città con la mia famiglia.

During the weekend, I will visit the city with my family.

Breakdown of Durante il fine settimana, visiterò la città con la mia famiglia.

• io: I
• con: with
• la città: the city
• durante: during
• mia: my
• la famiglia: the family
• visitare: to visit
• il fine settimana: the weekend

Questions & Answers about Durante il fine settimana, visiterò la città con la mia famiglia.

Why is the future tense visiterò used instead of the present tense?

In Italian, the future tense "visiterò" indicates a planned action that will happen. While you might sometimes see the present tense used for a future event in casual speech, here the future tense makes it clear that the visit is a definite plan and will take place later.

Why do we say il fine settimana and not la fine settimana?

The expression "fine settimana" (weekend) is treated as masculine in Italian, so it takes the masculine article "il" rather than a feminine article.

Can I omit il in il fine settimana?

You wouldn’t normally omit "il" in this context. You can say "Nel fine settimana" or "Durante il fine settimana," but you generally need to keep the article in standard Italian.

Why do we use la mia famiglia instead of mia famiglia (without the article)?

In Italian, when talking about most family members in the singular, the article is dropped (e.g., "mia madre," "mio padre"). But with plural family members or more general expressions like "la mia famiglia," the article is usually included.

Is it possible to say andremo a visitare instead of visiterò?

Yes, you can say "Andrò a visitare la città" or "Visiterò la città." Both forms express a future visit, but "visiterò" is more direct and streamlined, while "andrò a visitare" stresses both the going and the visiting actions. Both are correct.