Per l’anniversario festeggeremo con una cena semplice in giardino.

For the anniversary we will celebrate with a simple dinner in the garden.

Breakdown of Per l’anniversario festeggeremo con una cena semplice in giardino.

• in: in
• il giardino: the garden
• con: with
• per: for

Questions & Answers about Per l’anniversario festeggeremo con una cena semplice in giardino.

Why is per used before l’anniversario, and what does it mean here?

The preposition per generally means for. In this sentence it marks the occasion or purpose: literally for the anniversary. It tells us why the celebration is happening.

In l’anniversario, why is the article l’ used instead of il, and what happens with the apostrophe?

When the masculine singular article il precedes a noun starting with a vowel (here anniversario), Italian drops the -i and adds an apostrophe, so il anniversario becomes l’anniversario. This elision smooths pronunciation.

What tense is festeggeremo, and why is the future used here?

festeggeremo is the first-person-plural future tense (noi form) of festeggiare (to celebrate). It means we will celebrate. Using the future emphasizes that the celebration is planned for an upcoming date.

Why is there no subject pronoun before festeggeremo? Could we say Noi festeggeremo instead?