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Vengono verso il teatro.

Vengono verso il teatro.
They are coming toward the theater.
From Lesson 41:The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)·Italian

Breakdown of Vengono verso il teatro.

venire
to come
il teatro
the theater
verso
toward

Questions & Answers about Vengono verso il teatro.

Why is the verb vengono instead of a regular ending like 'venono' or 'venino'?
Vengono is the 'they' form of the irregular verb venire (to come). In the present tense, its stem changes completely for certain forms. You will just need to memorize that 'they come' is vengono, just like 'I come' is vengo.
Why isn't the word for 'they' (loro) included in this sentence?
In Italian, verbs change their endings based on who is doing the action. Because the -ono ending in vengono already tells us that 'they' are doing the action, you don't need to say loro. Italians usually drop the subject pronoun unless they want to add special emphasis.
The translation says 'They are coming.' Could vengono also mean 'They come'?
Yes! Italian often uses the simple present tense for both general facts ('they come here often') and actions happening right now ('they are coming right now'). So vengono covers both English meanings.
What does verso mean, and does it combine with il like other prepositions do?
Verso means 'toward' or 'towards'. Unlike short prepositions such as a (to/at) or in (in/into), verso does not merge with the article that comes after it. That is why it stays as two separate words: verso il.

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