Breakdown of Questa macelleria ha la carne migliore, ci andiamo presto.
questo
this (masculine)
avere
to have
presto
early / soon / quickly, hurry
la carne
the meat
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
migliore
better/best
ci
there (clitic)
la macelleria
butcher shop
Questions & Answers about Questa macelleria ha la carne migliore, ci andiamo presto.
What exactly does ci mean in this sentence, and why is it placed before the verb?
In this sentence, ci means "there" and refers back to the location just mentioned (the butcher shop). It is a locative pronoun. In Italian, these short pronouns must go immediately before the conjugated verb, which is why we say ci andiamo (literally "there we go") instead of putting "there" at the end of the sentence.
How does la carne migliore translate to "the best meat" instead of "the better meat"?
The word migliore means "better" (the irregular comparative form of buono, meaning good). To make it superlative meaning "the best", Italian simply combines the definite article (la) with the comparative. Since the adjective typically describes a specific noun, the order places the adjective after the noun, resulting in la carne migliore.
Is there a rule for words ending in -eria like macelleria?
Why is the present tense andiamo translated as "we are going"?
The Italian simple present tense covers several English tenses. andiamo can mean "we go" (a habit), "we are going" (right now), or even "we will go" (near future plans). Using the present tense for near-future planned actions is very common and natural in Italian.
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