Breakdown of Andiamo da un parente a Milano.
un
a / an (masculine)
Milano
Milan
da
from, at (someone's place) / by (oneself), on one's own
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
a
to / at
il parente
the relative
Questions & Answers about Andiamo da un parente a Milano.
Why does the sentence use da for 'to'? Doesn't da usually mean 'from'?
Does un parente mean 'a parent'?
No, this is a classic 'false friend'! Un parente means 'a relative' (like an uncle, cousin, or grandmother). If you want to say 'a parent', the Italian word is un genitore.
Why does it say a Milano instead of in Milano?
In Italian, you almost always use the preposition a before the name of a city, whether you mean 'to' or 'in' that city. You use in for countries and regions (like in Italia).
The translation says 'We are going', but isn't andiamo the simple present tense 'we go'?
Yes, andiamo is the simple present tense. However, Italian uses the simple present much more often than English does, including for actions happening right now or in the near future. So, andiamo translates perfectly to both 'we go' and 'we are going'.
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