Breakdown of Il bilocale al secondo piano ha un balcone tranquillo.
avere
to have
tranquillo
quiet
secondo
second
il piano
the floor
Questions & Answers about Il bilocale al secondo piano ha un balcone tranquillo.
What does bilocale mean exactly?
Bilocale is a very common real-estate word in Italian. It means a two-room apartment/flat.
In property listings, this usually means:
- one bedroom
- one living room
- plus service areas such as the kitchen/kitchenette and bathroom
So it does not usually mean just any apartment with two total spaces of every kind; it is a listing category.
Why does the sentence use il bilocale and not un bilocale?
Il is the definite article, meaning the.
So il bilocale means the one-bedroom/two-room apartment, referring to a specific apartment that is already identified in the context.
If you said un bilocale, it would mean a two-room apartment, more general or indefinite.
Compare:
- Il bilocale = the apartment
- Un bilocale = an apartment
What is al in al secondo piano?