Il cancello del palazzo resta aperto fino alle dieci di sera.

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Breakdown of Il cancello del palazzo resta aperto fino alle dieci di sera.

• di: of
• la sera: the evening
• fino a: until

Questions & Answers about Il cancello del palazzo resta aperto fino alle dieci di sera.

What does cancello mean in this sentence?

Cancello means gate – the large door or barrier (often metal) that closes off the entrance to a building or property.

Why is il used before cancello?

Italian normally uses definite articles before singular nouns. Here il + cancello literally gives the gate, whereas in English we might simply say gate in a general description.

Why is it del palazzo instead of di il palazzo?

Del is the contraction of di + il. In Italian you always contract those two words, so di il palazzo becomes del palazzo (meaning of the building or of the palace).

What does resta mean here, and can I use rimane instead?