Breakdown of Il robot è nuovo, montalo stasera.
essere
to be
nuovo
new
stasera
tonight / this evening
lo
him/it (direct object)
il robot
the robot
montare
to assemble
Questions & Answers about Il robot è nuovo, montalo stasera.
How does montalo work, and why is the word for 'it' attached to the end?
Montalo means 'assemble it'. In Italian, when you give an informal affirmative command (telling someone to do something), you must attach the object pronoun directly to the end of the verb. Here, monta is the informal command for 'assemble', and lo is the pronoun 'it' replacing the masculine noun il robot.
Wait, doesn't the 'tu' form of verbs usually end in '-i'? Why is the command monta?
For regular verbs ending in -are like montare, the informal imperative (the 'tu' command form) actually ends in -a. So, the regular present tense 'you assemble' is tu monti, but the command 'assemble!' is monta!.
Where does the word stasera come from?
Stasera means 'tonight' or 'this evening'. It is simply a shortened, combined version of the phrase questa sera. You will also often see stamattina used for 'this morning'.
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