Questions & Answers about Dovete aiutare la nonna.
Why do we use the infinitive aiutare instead of conjugating it to match "you all"?
When you have a modal verb like dovere (to have to / must), only the first verb is conjugated. The second verb stays in its dictionary form (the infinitive). So, it is dovete aiutare (you all have to help), not dovete aiutate.
Who is doing the action in dovete?
Can dovete mean both "must" and "have to"?
Why does it say la nonna (the grandma) instead of using a word for "your"?
In Italian, if it is obvious from the context whose family member it is, speakers often just use the definite article la (the) instead of a possessive like "your". Notice that because we aren't using a possessive word here, we need the article. If you wanted to explicitly say "your (plural) grandma", you would drop the article and say vostra nonna.
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