Breakdown of Il municipio è vicino alla fermata, dobbiamo girare qui.
essere
to be
qui
here
a
to / at
dovere
must
vicino
near / close
il municipio
the town hall
girare
to turn
la fermata
the stop (e.g., bus stop)
Questions & Answers about Il municipio è vicino alla fermata, dobbiamo girare qui.
Why is it vicino alla and not just vicino la?
The phrase for "near" in Italian is always vicino a (literally "near to"). Because "the stop" is la fermata, the preposition a must combine with the definite article la. Together, a + la becomes the articulated preposition alla.
Does municipio mean "municipality"?
They are related, but il municipio specifically refers to the physical "town hall" or "city hall" building. If you want to talk about the municipality as the local government or the town itself, you would usually say il comune.
Why isn't the verb girare conjugated here?
Because it comes right after dobbiamo (we must / we have to). Dovere is a modal verb, and just like in English, the main verb that follows it stays in its dictionary form (the infinitive).
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