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Noi andiamo al cinema con te.

Noi andiamo al cinema con te.
We go to the cinema with you.
From Lesson 49:Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Noi andiamo al cinema con te.

Why does the sentence use te instead of tu for "you"?
In Italian, after a preposition like con (with), you must use a "stressed" pronoun instead of a normal subject pronoun. So, "with me" is con me, and "with you" is con te. You can never say con tu!
Why do we say al cinema instead of just a cinema or in cinema?
Going "to the cinema" or "to the movies" always uses the preposition a combined with the masculine definite article il (the). When you combine a + il, you get al. It is a set phrase you just have to memorize, similar to al supermercato (to the supermarket).
Is cinema a feminine word since it ends in -a?
No, cinema is actually masculine! It is short for cinematografo, an older word for a movie theater. Because the original word was masculine, the short version kept the masculine gender. That is why it takes the masculine article il (which is hidden inside al).
Could I leave out the word noi and just say andiamo al cinema con te?
Yes, absolutely! In Italian, the verb ending (the -iamo in andiamo) already tells us that "we" are doing the action. The word noi (we) is optional and is usually only included if you want to add emphasis.

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