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Lei vorrà allenarsi in palestra?

Lei vorrà allenarsi in palestra?
Will you want to train at the gym?
From Lesson 114:Future tense of double-R verbs (berrò, vorrò)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Lei vorrà allenarsi in palestra?

Why is Lei translated as "you" instead of "she" in this sentence?
In Italian, the formal word for "you" is Lei (often capitalized to tell it apart from "she"). Because it is grammatically third-person singular, it uses the exact same verb forms as "she" or "he".
How do we form the future tense of volere (to want) in this sentence?
Volere is an irregular verb in the future tense. Instead of just dropping the final 'e', its stem changes completely to have a double 'r' (vorr-). To match the formal "you" (Lei), we add the third-person singular ending -à to get vorrà.
Why does allenarsi end in -si if the subject is "you"?
Because we are using the formal "you" (Lei), all pronouns must match the third-person singular. Allenarsi (to train) is a reflexive verb, so we drop the final 'e' from the infinitive and attach the third-person reflexive pronoun -si. If this were the informal "you" (tu), it would be allenarti.
Why do we say in palestra instead of alla palestra for "at the gym"?
Certain everyday places in Italian take the preposition in without the word "the" (the definite article). Palestra (gym) is one of these common exceptions, so "at the gym" is simply in palestra. Other examples you might remember are in banca (at the bank) or in pizzeria.

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