Learn Italian: Il cane corre in casa. - The dog runs in the house.

Il cane corre in casa.

The dog runs in the house.

Breakdown of Il cane corre in casa.

in / made of (material)

correre

to run

Questions & Answers about Il cane corre in casa.

Why does the verb end in -e in this sentence?

The verb is correre (to run), which is a regular -ere verb. Because the subject is il cane (which acts as a "he" or "it"), we use the third-person singular ending. To make this form, you drop the -ere from the infinitive and add -e, giving us corre.

The English translation says "in the house", so why isn't there a word for "the" before casa?

In Italian, when talking about being at home or inside a house in a general sense, you do not use the word for "the" (the definite article). You just use the preposition in directly before casa. Saying nella casa (in the house) is usually reserved for pointing out a very specific physical building.

How would I say "The dogs run" if there were more than one?

First, change the subject to the plural: i cani (the dogs). Then, change the verb to match. For the "they" form of regular -ere verbs, you drop the -ere and add -ono. The plural sentence would be I cani corrono in casa.

How do I pronounce the double r in corre?