Amo leggere in giardino al tramonto.

In Italian, amare can be followed directly by an infinitive:

• amo leggere = I love reading / I love to read
• amo cucinare = I love cooking
• amo viaggiare = I love traveling

So unlike English, where both love reading and love to read are possible, Italian usually just uses amare + infinitive with no extra preposition here.

Because after amo, the second verb expresses the activity that is loved. In Italian, that verb normally stays in the infinitive:

• Amo leggere = I love reading
• Ami cantare = You love singing
• Amano nuotare = They love swimming

So leggere is not conjugated because amo is already the conjugated verb.

Amo is the first-person singular present tense of amare:

• amo = I love

Italian often drops the subject pronoun, so amo already includes the idea of I.
That is why Io amo leggere... and Amo leggere... can both mean I love reading...

Italian is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

• amo clearly means I love
• ami clearly means you love
• ama can mean he/she loves

So io is optional. You might include io for emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Io amo leggere, ma lui no. = I love reading, but he doesn’t.

In a neutral sentence, leaving out io sounds natural.

Both can exist, but they do not always feel the same.

• in giardino often means in the garden / in a garden setting in a general way
• nel giardino = in the garden, with stronger emphasis on a specific garden

So:

• Amo leggere in giardino sounds very natural for a general habit or preferred place.
• Amo leggere nel giardino di mia nonna would refer to a particular garden: I love reading in my grandmother’s garden.

Italian often uses expressions without the article where English would use the.

Al tramonto literally comes from:

• a + il = al
• tramonto = sunset

So literally it is something like at the sunset, but in natural English it is usually at sunset.

This is a very common Italian time expression:

• all’alba = at dawn
• a mezzogiorno = at noon
• al tramonto = at sunset

In Italian, certain prepositions combine with definite articles to form contracted prepositions.

Here:

• a + il = al

Other common combinations are:

• di + il = del
• in + il = nel
• su + il = sul

So al tramonto is the normal contracted form, not two separate words.

Not exactly.

• al tramonto = at sunset
• di sera = in the evening
• la sera = in the evening / evenings, depending on context

Al tramonto is more specific: it refers to the time when the sun is setting.
So the sentence gives a more vivid image than simply saying in the evening.

Yes, Italian word order is flexible, though some versions sound more neutral than others.

The original:

• Amo leggere in giardino al tramonto.

Other possible orders:

• Amo leggere al tramonto in giardino.
• In giardino amo leggere al tramonto.
• Al tramonto amo leggere in giardino.

The original order is natural and smooth. Changing the order usually shifts emphasis:

• In giardino... emphasizes the place
• Al tramonto... emphasizes the time

It can mean both. Italian does not usually make a strong distinction here.

• Amo leggere can translate as I love reading
• It can also translate as I love to read

English chooses between those two forms, but Italian uses the same structure.

Because languages package these ideas differently.

Italian says:

• al tramonto = literally at the sunset

But English idiomatically says:

• at sunset

So even though Italian uses a contracted preposition with the article, you should not always translate word by word.

Not here. In this sentence, in giardino means location: in the garden.

With verbs of movement, in can sometimes suggest motion into a place, depending on context. But with leggere, which is not a movement verb, the meaning is clearly static location.

So here:

• leggere in giardino = to read in the garden

not

• to read into the garden

By itself, the Italian present tense can often express both a general statement and a present action, depending on context.

So:

• Amo leggere in giardino al tramonto most naturally sounds like a general preference or habit: I love reading in the garden at sunset.

If context made it clear, the present could also connect to a current feeling, but this sentence is most naturally understood as a general statement.

Yes. It sounds natural, simple, and idiomatic.

It combines:

• amo + infinitive for I love doing something
• in giardino for place
• al tramonto for time

It gives a pleasant, descriptive image and reads like normal Italian.