Word
I miei genitori possono restare in questo albergo.
Meaning
My parents can stay in this hotel.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of I miei genitori possono restare in questo albergo.
questo
this (masculine)
l'albergo
the hotel (m)
in
in / made of (material)
mio
my
Questions & Answers about I miei genitori possono restare in questo albergo.
Why is restare in its full dictionary form here?
Restare (to stay) is an infinitive (the basic form of a verb). When you use a modal verb like potere (can / to be able to) to say what someone can do, only the first verb changes to match the person. Here, possono matches "they can" (the parents), and the second verb restare stays in the infinitive.
Does restare mean "to rest"?
No, restare is a false friend! It looks like "to rest", but it actually means "to stay" or "to remain". If you want to say "to rest" in Italian, you would use the verb riposare.
I thought family members don't use the article il or i with possessives. Why is it i miei genitori instead of just miei genitori?
Could I say quest'albergo instead of questo albergo?