Breakdown of C'è un museo moderno in piazza?
un
a / an (masculine)
moderno
modern
c'è
there is / there are
in
in / made of (material)
Questions & Answers about C'è un museo moderno in piazza?
Where exactly does c'è come from?
How do I know this is a question if it starts with c'è (there is)?
In Italian, you don't need to swap words around to make a question like we do in English ("there is" vs. "is there"). A statement and a question can have the exact same word order: C'è un museo (There is a museum) and C'è un museo? (Is there a museum?). You simply raise the pitch of your voice at the end when speaking.
Why is the word order museo moderno instead of moderno museo?
In Italian, most descriptive adjectives come after the noun they describe. So instead of "modern museum", you say "museum modern" (museo moderno). Notice how moderno ends in -o to perfectly match the masculine singular noun museo.
The English translation says "in the square", so why is there no word for "the" before piazza?