Domani devo consegnare il documento in ufficio.

Tomorrow I have to hand in the document at the office.

Breakdown of Domani devo consegnare il documento in ufficio.

• io: I
• in: in
• domani: tomorrow
• dovere: to have to

Questions & Answers about Domani devo consegnare il documento in ufficio.

What tense and person is devo, and why is it used here for a future action?

Devo is the first-person singular present indicative of dovere (to have to/must). In Italian, the present tense combined with a time adverb like domani often expresses a scheduled or obligatory action in the near future, so you don’t need the future tense.

Why is there the article il before documento? When do I have to use it?

Italian normally requires a definite article before singular, countable nouns. Here il is the masculine singular article for documento. You use il (or lo for special consonant clusters, l’ before vowels) whenever you mention a specific object.

What does the preposition in mean in in ufficio, and could I use a different preposition?

In in ufficio, in means “at” or “inside.” It’s the fixed expression for “at the office.” You wouldn’t say a ufficio; the standard phrase is in ufficio. If you wanted to emphasize movement toward, you might hear all’ufficio, but colloquially Italians still say in ufficio for both “to” and “at.”

Can I omit the article and say Domani devo consegnare documento in ufficio?