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Learn Hardcore Italian: Trovo del denaro per strada. - I find some money in the street.

Hardcore Italian
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/Trovo del denaro per strada.

Trovo del denaro per strada.

Word

Trovo del denaro per strada.

Meaning

I find some money in the street.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Italian

Lesson

Breakdown of Trovo del denaro per strada.

Questions & Answers about Trovo del denaro per strada.

Why is it trovo?

Trovo is the first-person singular present tense of trovare (to find).

So:

io trovo = I find
tu trovi = you find
lui/lei trova = he/she finds

In this sentence, trovo means I find.

Why isn’t io included?

Italian often omits the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

Because trovo already means I find, adding io is usually unnecessary.

So:

Trovo del denaro per strada. = I find money in the street / on the street.
Io trovo del denaro per strada. is also possible, but it sounds more emphatic, like I find money in the street.

What does del mean here?

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Here, del is a partitive article, which often means some.

So:

del denaro = some money

It is formed from:

di + il = del

Even though the literal pieces are of the, in sentences like this you should understand del as some.

Why is it del denaro and not just denaro?

Both are possible, but they are slightly different in feel.

Trovo del denaro per strada. = I find some money in the street
Trovo denaro per strada. = more general, more abstract, almost I find money in the street

Using del makes it sound more like an unspecified amount of money.

Is denaro singular or plural?

Denaro is grammatically singular, even though in English money refers to a quantity.

It works like a mass noun:

del denaro
molto denaro
poco denaro

So you do not treat it like a normal countable plural noun here.

Why use denaro instead of soldi?

Both mean money, but they are used a bit differently.

denaro is more general, neutral, or sometimes slightly formal
soldi is the more common everyday word

A native speaker would very often say:

Trovo dei soldi per strada.

That sounds very natural in everyday Italian.

So this sentence is correct, but denaro may sound a little more formal or generic than soldi.

What does per strada mean?

Per strada is a common expression meaning:

in the street
on the street
out in the street

In this sentence, it tells you where the money is found.

So:

Trovo del denaro per strada. = I find some money in the street / on the street

Why is it per strada and not sulla strada?

Because per strada is an idiomatic expression.

It often means something like:

out on the street
in the street
while in the street

By contrast, sulla strada is more literally on the road / on the street surface / along the road.

So:

per strada = the usual idiomatic choice here
sulla strada = more literal, and not the most natural option in this sentence

Why is there no article before strada?

In the expression per strada, Italian normally does not use an article. It functions as a set phrase.

Compare:

per strada = in the street / on the street
per la strada can exist, but it usually has a more literal or specific sense, like along the road or by the road

So in this sentence, per strada is the natural idiomatic form.

Does trovo mean I find in general, or I am finding right now?

The Italian present tense can cover both ideas, depending on context.

So trovo can mean:

I find
I am finding

In an isolated sentence like this, English usually translates it as I find.

If you wanted to emphasize a completed past event, Italian would more likely use:

Ho trovato del denaro per strada. = I found some money in the street.

Can the sentence mean a habitual action?

Yes. The present tense in Italian can describe:

a habit
a general truth
something happening now

So this could mean:

I find money in the street as a general/habitual idea

Without more context, the sentence is a bit open.

Is the word order fixed?

The normal word order here is:

Trovo (verb)
del denaro (object)
per strada (place expression)

So the sentence follows a very standard pattern.

Italian word order can change for emphasis, but this version is the most neutral and natural:

Trovo del denaro per strada.

Could you say Trovo per strada del denaro?

Yes, that is possible.

It still means the same thing, but the rhythm and emphasis are slightly different. Putting per strada earlier can give a bit more focus to the location.

Still, the most neutral and straightforward version is:

Trovo del denaro per strada.

Is trovare always translated as to find?

Usually yes, but like find in English, it can have different uses depending on context.

For example:

trovare un libro = to find a book
trovare una soluzione = to find a solution
trovare qualcuno simpatico = to find someone nice

In this sentence, it has the straightforward physical meaning of coming across something.

Would dei soldi be more natural than del denaro?

In everyday spoken Italian, yes, very often.

A very natural colloquial version would be:

Trovo dei soldi per strada.

soldi is the everyday word for money
dei is the partitive/article used with a plural noun

So:

del denaro = some money, slightly more formal/general
dei soldi = some money, more everyday and conversational

Both are correct.

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