Porta via il sacco dal portone, per favore.

Take the bag away from the main door, please.

Breakdown of Porta via il sacco dal portone, per favore.

• da: from
• per favore: please
• il sacco: the bag
• il portone: the main door

Questions & Answers about Porta via il sacco dal portone, per favore.

Why is porta used here? Doesn’t porta also mean door?

Yes — porta can be either:

• the noun door
• the verb form carry / bring / take from portare

In this sentence, Porta via... is the tu imperative of portare, so it means Take away... or Carry away...

You can tell it is the verb because it comes at the start of the sentence and is followed by via il sacco.

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Why is there no subject like tu in the sentence?

Italian usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

So:

• Porta via il sacco = You take the sack away
• but in natural English we would usually say Take the sack away

The verb form porta already shows that the command is directed to tu.

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What does via mean here?

Here via means away.

So portare via is a very common combination meaning:

• to take away
• to carry off
• to remove

So the sentence is not just carry the sack, but specifically carry the sack away.

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Why is via placed after porta?