Word
Devi girare l'angolo per trovare il panificio.
Meaning
You must turn the corner to find the bakery.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Devi girare l'angolo per trovare il panificio.
trovare
to find
per
for / in order to / because of
dovere
must
il panificio
the bakery
Questions & Answers about Devi girare l'angolo per trovare il panificio.
Since we are learning phrases of place, how would I say the bakery is 'around the corner'?
Is girare l'angolo translated exactly like the English 'turn the corner'?
Yes! Girare means 'to turn' and it connects directly to l'angolo (the corner) without needing any prepositions in between, just like in English.
Why do we use per before trovare?
When you want to express 'in order to' do something, you use per followed by the infinitive verb. Here, per trovare means 'in order to find' or simply 'to find'.
Why doesn't Devi need a preposition before girare?
Dovere (must / to have to) is a modal verb. In Italian, modal verbs connect directly to the next action without needing a linking word like a or di. So it is just Devi girare (You must turn).
Is panificio related to the word for bread?