Learn Italian: L'anno prossimo, loro avranno molto successo. - Next year, they will have a lot of success.

L'anno prossimo, loro avranno molto successo.

Next year, they will have a lot of success.

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Questions & Answers about L'anno prossimo, loro avranno molto successo.

How do we form the verb avranno?

Avranno means "they will have." It is the future tense (futuro semplice) of avere (to have) for the loro (they) form. Notice that avere has an irregular stem in the future tense: instead of keeping the "e" to make "averanno", it drops it to become avr-. Then we add the standard "they" future ending -anno to get avranno.

Why is the adjective after the noun in L'anno prossimo? Can I say Il prossimo anno?

In Italian, adjectives typically come after the noun they describe. So, "the year next" (l'anno prossimo) is the standard, most natural way to say "next year." You will sometimes hear il prossimo anno, which is grammatically correct, but l'anno prossimo is much more common in everyday speech.

Is it mandatory to use the pronoun loro in this sentence?

No, you can easily drop it and just say, "L'anno prossimo, avranno molto successo." The verb ending -anno in avranno already makes it perfectly clear that the subject is "they." Including loro just adds a slight emphasis.

In English we often say "they will be successful." Why use avranno (they will have) instead of saranno (they will be)?