Oggi indosso gli stivali, ma nello zaino porto anche i sandali.

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Breakdown of Oggi indosso gli stivali, ma nello zaino porto anche i sandali.

• in: in
• oggi: today
• ma: but

Questions & Answers about Oggi indosso gli stivali, ma nello zaino porto anche i sandali.

What does indosso mean here?

Indosso is the first-person singular present of indossare, which means to wear or to put on clothing.

So:

• indosso gli stivali = I wear / I’m wearing the boots

In Italian, the present tense can often cover both English I wear and I’m wearing. In this sentence, because of oggi (today), the most natural English meaning is Today I’m wearing boots.

Why isn’t io included?

Italian often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

Here:

• indosso = I wear / I’m wearing
• porto = I carry / I’m carrying

Both verb forms already show that the subject is I, so io is unnecessary.

You could say Io oggi indosso gli stivali... for emphasis, but normally Italian leaves io out.

Why are there articles in gli stivali and i sandali? In English we would usually just say boots and sandals.