Breakdown of L'anno prossimo costruirò una macchina ecologica.
una
a / an (feminine)
la macchina
car
l'anno
the year
prossimo
next
Questions & Answers about L'anno prossimo costruirò una macchina ecologica.
How is the future tense verb costruirò formed in this sentence?
Costruirò is the 'I' form (first person singular) of the regular -ire verb costruire (to build). To make the future tense, you take the infinitive (costruire), drop the final -e, and add the future ending -ò. Remember to stress the final accented vowel when you pronounce it!
Why isn't there a preposition like 'in' at the beginning of L'anno prossimo?
When talking about 'next year' (l'anno prossimo), 'next month', or 'next week', Italian just uses the definite article (here, L' for anno) directly before the noun. You don't need to add a preposition like 'in' before it.
Why is the adjective ecologica placed after macchina?
In Italian, descriptive adjectives like ecologica (ecological or eco-friendly) almost always go immediately after the noun they describe. It also ends in -a to perfectly match the feminine singular noun macchina.