In giardino c’è una pietra rotonda.

There is a round stone in the garden.

Breakdown of In giardino c’è una pietra rotonda.

• essere: to be
• in: in
• il giardino: the garden
• ci: there

Questions & Answers about In giardino c’è una pietra rotonda.

What does c’è stand for?

c’è is the contraction of ci è, which translates as “there is” in English.

What is the role of ci in c’è?

In this expression, ci is an adverbial pronoun meaning “there.” It’s different from the object pronoun ci that means “us.”

Why is it in giardino instead of al giardino?

Italian uses in for many general locations (like gardens), whereas al (a + il) often implies movement to or a more specific location. In giardino simply means “in the garden.”

Why is there no article before giardino?

With familiar places (casa, scuola, ufficio, giardino), Italian frequently drops the definite article after in or a when speaking of being in or at that place. Hence in giardino.

Why is it una pietra and not la pietra?