Learn Italian: Prenderesti l'elicottero ogni mattina? - Would you take the helicopter every morning?

Prenderesti l'elicottero ogni mattina?

Would you take the helicopter every morning?

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Questions & Answers about Prenderesti l'elicottero ogni mattina?

How do we form the conditional prenderesti here?

Prenderesti is the informal 'you' (singular) form of the present conditional for prendere (to take). For regular -ere verbs, you drop the final -e from the infinitive (leaving prender-) and add the conditional endings. For tu (you), the ending is -esti, giving us prenderesti (you would take).

Does Italian use prendere for all forms of transportation?

Yes! Just like in English, you use prendere (to take) when talking about catching a ride. You can say prendere l'autobus (to take the bus), prendere il treno (to take the train), and in this case, prendere l'elicottero.

Why is the article shortened to l'elicottero instead of using a full word like il or lo?

Elicottero is a masculine noun starting with a vowel. In Italian, when the masculine singular definite article lo comes before a vowel, it drops its own vowel and becomes l' to make it flow better when speaking. So, lo elicottero becomes l'elicottero.

Why doesn't ogni change to end in '-a' to match the feminine noun mattina?