Breakdown of Va' là e fa' un fuoco con questo ramo!
un
a / an (masculine)
e
and
questo
this (masculine)
là
there (far away)
con
with
fare
to do / to make
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
il ramo
the branch
il fuoco
the fire (element, controlled)
Questions & Answers about Va' là e fa' un fuoco con questo ramo!
Why do va' and fa' have apostrophes at the end?
They are the informal command forms for tu (you). For some irregular verbs like andare (to go) and fare (to make/do), the standard tu forms are vai and fai. In commands, Italians often drop the final -i and replace it with an apostrophe. You can write either vai or va', and fai or fa'.
Why does là have an accent mark while va' has an apostrophe?
The apostrophe in va' shows that a letter was dropped (the i in vai). The accent mark on là (there) doesn't mean a letter is missing; it is used to tell the word apart from the feminine article la (the).
Could I say lì instead of là for 'there'?
Yes, they are very similar! However, lì usually points to a more specific or exact spot ('right there'), while là points to a more general area ('over there'). Here, the speaker is just pointing to a general direction.
Why is it questo ramo instead of dropping the final vowel?
You only drop the final vowel of questo (this) and add an apostrophe when the next word starts with a vowel, like in quest'albero (this tree). Since ramo (branch) starts with a consonant, questo keeps its final -o.
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