Breakdown of Il venerdì escono per andare al cinema.
per
for / in order to / because of
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
al
to the / at the
il cinema
the cinema
uscire
to go out
il venerdì
Friday
Questions & Answers about Il venerdì escono per andare al cinema.
Why is the verb spelled escono and not "uscono"?
Escono is the "they" form of the irregular verb uscire (to go out). For this verb, the beginning changes from u- to e- in the forms for I, you, he/she/it, and they (esco, esci, esce, escono). We only keep the u- for we and you all (usciamo, uscite).
Why is there an il before venerdì? Doesn't that mean "the Friday"?
In Italian, putting a definite article like il before a day of the week means the action happens regularly. So il venerdì translates to "on Fridays" or "every Friday". If you just said venerdì without the article, it would usually mean "this Friday".
Why do we need the word per before andare?
Per usually means "for", but when you use it right before an infinitive verb (a verb in its basic, unchanged form, like andare), it means "in order to". So per andare translates to "in order to go" or simply "to go".
Why is it al cinema instead of just a cinema?
When you go to a specific public place like the cinema, you usually need the word "the" as well as "to". Al is a combined word made from the preposition a (to) and the definite article il (the).
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