Breakdown of Non lavoriamo il sabato, è il fine settimana.
essere
to be
non
not
lavorare
to work
il sabato
Saturday
Questions & Answers about Non lavoriamo il sabato, è il fine settimana.
Why is there an il before sabato if the English translation says 'on Saturdays'?
In Italian, putting a definite article like il before a day of the week means the action happens regularly on that day. So il sabato means 'every Saturday' or 'on Saturdays'. If you just meant one specific Saturday, you would say sabato without the il.
Where is the word for 'we' in the first half of the sentence?
In Italian, you usually drop subject pronouns like noi (we) because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action. The -iamo ending on lavoriamo clearly shows that 'we' are the ones not working.
Why does the sentence just use è for 'it is'? Where is the word for 'it'?