Learn Italian: Veniamo al concerto insieme. - We are coming to the concert together.

Veniamo al concerto insieme.

We are coming to the concert together.

Breakdown of Veniamo al concerto insieme.

insieme

together / together with

Questions & Answers about Veniamo al concerto insieme.

Since the lesson is about irregular verbs, why does veniamo look like a normal verb?

Good catch! While venire (to come) has highly irregular forms like vengo (I come) and vengono (they come), the noi (we) form is actually regular. You just drop the -ire and add the standard -iamo ending to get veniamo.

Does veniamo mean 'we come' or 'we are coming'?

It can mean both! In Italian, the simple present tense (veniamo) is frequently used to express actions happening right now. You don't need a separate '-ing' structure to say 'we are coming'.

Why is it al concerto instead of a il concerto?

Al is a combined word. When the preposition a (to) is followed by the definite article il (the), they must merge together into al (to the). Because concerto is a masculine word starting with a consonant, it uses il.

Can I put insieme somewhere else in the sentence?

You could say Insieme veniamo al concerto if you really wanted to emphasize the word 'together', but putting insieme at the end of the phrase is the most natural and common word order in Italian.