Il mio fidanzato mi aspetta in piazza.

In Italian, possessive adjectives like mio, tuo, suo usually take the definite article: il mio fidanzato, la mia casa, i miei amici.

So il mio fidanzato is the normal way to say my boyfriend / my fiancé.

A very important exception is with many singular family members, where Italian often drops the article:

• mio padre = my father
• mia sorella = my sister

But fidanzato is not treated like that, so il mio fidanzato is correct.

Fidanzato can mean either boyfriend or fiancé, depending on context.

In everyday modern Italian, it very often means boyfriend.
If the context is specifically about marriage or engagement, it can mean fiancé.

So the word is broader than English fiancé, and learners should not assume it always means someone you are formally engaged to marry.

Mi means me.

In this sentence, it is an object pronoun attached before the verb:

• mi aspetta = he is waiting for me

This is very common in Italian:

• mi vede = he sees me
• mi chiama = he calls me
• mi aspetta = he waits for me / he is waiting for me

English often uses for with wait, but Italian aspettare does not need a preposition before the person:

• aspetta me = waits for me
• mi aspetta = waits for me

It is a direct object.

That may feel strange to an English speaker, because English says wait for someone, which looks prepositional. But in Italian, aspettare takes a direct object:

• Aspetto Paolo = I’m waiting for Paolo
• Aspetto te = I’m waiting for you
• Ti aspetto = I’m waiting for you
• Mi aspetta = He’s waiting for me

So mi here is the direct object pronoun.

Italian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already tells you the person.

• aspetto = I wait
• aspetti = you wait
• aspetta = he/she waits

So Il mio fidanzato mi aspetta already clearly has a subject: il mio fidanzato. There is no need to add lui.

Adding lui would usually sound emphatic:

• Lui mi aspetta = He is waiting for me

Aspetta is the present indicative of aspettare.

It can correspond to different English present-time meanings depending on context:

• waits
• is waiting
• sometimes even does wait

In this sentence, English would most naturally say:

• My boyfriend is waiting for me in the square

But grammatically, Italian is just using the normal present tense.

In piazza is a common Italian expression meaning in the square or at the square / in the town square, depending on context.

Italian often omits the article in certain place expressions when speaking generally or idiomatically:

• in piazza
• a scuola
• in chiesa
• a casa

If you say nella piazza, you are usually talking about a specific square in a more literal, physical sense:

• Ci sono molti turisti nella piazza = There are many tourists in the square

But aspettare qualcuno in piazza is a very natural everyday expression.

Usually no, not in this sentence.

For location with piazza, Italian normally uses in:

• Sono in piazza
• Ti aspetto in piazza

A is used with many places, but not normally in this expression.
So in piazza is the natural choice here.

Yes. Italian word order is flexible, although the original sentence is the most neutral.

Possible variations include:

• Il mio fidanzato mi aspetta in piazza.
• In piazza mi aspetta il mio fidanzato.
• Mi aspetta in piazza il mio fidanzato.

These alternatives may shift emphasis:

• starting with in piazza emphasizes the location
• starting with mi aspetta emphasizes the action

But for a learner, the original order is the safest and most natural neutral pattern.

Yes, but they are not used in exactly the same way.

• Mi aspetta is the normal, neutral form.
• Aspetta me is more emphatic, like he’s waiting for me or me, specifically.

Italian often prefers object pronouns before the verb in ordinary sentences:

• mi aspetta
• ti vede
• ci chiama

You use the full pronoun form me mainly for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

By itself, aspetta can mean:

• he waits / is waiting
• she waits / is waiting
• even you wait in the formal Lei form

The form does not show gender. The subject tells you:

• Il mio fidanzato mi aspetta = he is waiting for me
• La mia fidanzata mi aspetta = she is waiting for me

So in this sentence, il mio fidanzato makes it clear that the subject is masculine singular.

The infinitive is aspettare.

Yes, it is a regular -are verb. Its present tense forms are:

• io aspetto
• tu aspetti
• lui/lei aspetta
• noi aspettiamo
• voi aspettate
• loro aspettano

So aspetta is the regular third person singular form.

Not exactly.

Italian piazza usually means a public square, especially in a town or city. In many cases, English translates it better as square than plaza.

So in piazza often suggests being in the main square or a public square in town, not necessarily a modern shopping plaza.

That is why the most natural English meaning is usually in the square or at the town square.