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Le ragazze vogliono ballare alla festa stasera.

Le ragazze vogliono ballare alla festa stasera.
The girls want to dance at the party tonight.
From Lesson 57:The verb to want (volere)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Le ragazze vogliono ballare alla festa stasera.

Why is ballare not conjugated?
When you use a modal verb like volere (to want), the action that comes right after it stays in its basic dictionary form, called the infinitive. Since vogliono is already conjugated to match the girls, ballare stays in its -are form, meaning 'to dance'.
Why is the verb for 'want' spelled vogliono here?
Vogliono is the 'they' form of the verb volere (to want). Volere is an irregular verb, meaning its forms do not follow the normal spelling rules. You just have to memorize forms like io voglio (I want) and loro vogliono (they want).
Why is it alla festa and not just a la festa?
In Italian, when the preposition a (to or at) comes right before the article la (the), they physically merge into one word. A plus la becomes the combined word alla.
Is stasera a single word?
Yes, but it is built from two words. It is a mashed-up version of questa sera (this evening). It is the standard way to say 'tonight' in Italian.
A quick refresher: how do we know le ragazze is plural?
In Italian, both the article and the noun change to show plurals. For feminine words, the singular article la becomes le, and the singular noun ending -a changes to -e. So, la ragazza (the girl) becomes le ragazze (the girls).

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