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Prendi sempre il treno qui?

Prendi sempre il treno qui?
Do you always take the train here?
From Lesson 32:Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)·Italian

Breakdown of Prendi sempre il treno qui?

qui
here
il treno
the train
sempre
always
prendere
to take

Questions & Answers about Prendi sempre il treno qui?

How do I know that prendi means "you take"?
Prendi comes from the regular -ere verb prendere (to take). To make the "you" form for regular -ere verbs, you drop the -ere ending and add -i. For comparison, "I take" is prendo and "he/she takes" is prende.
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
In Italian, you usually do not need to use the subject pronoun (like tu for "you") because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action. The -i at the end of prendi clearly means "you". You could say Tu prendi, but dropping the pronoun is the natural way to speak.
Why is sempre after the verb? In English, we say "Do you always take..."
In Italian, words like sempre (always) usually go right after the verb. So instead of "always take", the order is prendi sempre (literally "take always").
Is prendere only used for transportation like il treno?
No, prendere is a very common and versatile verb! While it is used for taking transport, you will also hear it a lot in cafes and restaurants to mean getting or having food and drinks, like prendo un caffè (I will have a coffee).

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