Breakdown of Stasera vado in centro.
in
in / made of (material)
il centro
the center / downtown
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
stasera
tonight / this evening
Questions & Answers about Stasera vado in centro.
Why is the word for I go vado when the dictionary verb is andare?
Andare (to go) is a highly irregular verb. Instead of following the normal -are ending rules, its forms for I, you, and they come from a completely different Latin root. You just have to memorize that io vado means I go or I am going.
Why do we use in before centro instead of the preposition a (to)?
In Italian, certain places just have to be memorized as taking the preposition in rather than a when you are going there. Centro (city center/downtown) is one of these words. You will always say vado in centro.
Is stasera related to the word sera (evening)?
The English translation says I am going, but isn't vado the simple present tense I go?
Yes, vado is the present tense. Italian doesn't use a separate -ing tense the way English does. Vado covers I go, I do go, and I am going. Also, Italian frequently uses the present tense to talk about planned future actions, just like this sentence does for tonight.
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