La candidata aspetta fuori dall’ufficio con il suo curriculum in mano.

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Breakdown of La candidata aspetta fuori dall’ufficio con il suo curriculum in mano.

• con: with
• aspettare: to wait
• l'ufficio: the office

Questions & Answers about La candidata aspetta fuori dall’ufficio con il suo curriculum in mano.

Why is it la candidata and not just candidata?

In Italian, common nouns usually need an article when they refer to a specific person or thing. So la candidata means the candidate.

Saying just candidata by itself would usually sound incomplete in a normal sentence like this.

Why is the verb aspetta and not sta aspettando?

Both are possible, but they are not used in exactly the same way.

• aspetta = simple present
• sta aspettando = present progressive, more explicitly is waiting

In Italian, the simple present often covers actions happening right now, so la candidata aspetta can naturally mean the candidate is waiting.

Using sta aspettando would put more emphasis on the ongoing action at this moment.

What form is aspetta exactly?

Aspetta is the third person singular form of aspettare in the present tense.

So it can mean:

• he waits / is waiting
• she waits / is waiting
• it waits / is waiting
• also the formal you wait / are waiting

Here it refers to la candidata, so it means she is waiting.