Breakdown of Uniamoci all'associazione che aiuta la città!
la città
the city
a
to / at
aiutare
to help
che
who, that (relative pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Uniamoci all'associazione che aiuta la città!
How does the word uniamoci break down, and why is the ci at the end?
It is the noi (we) form of the reflexive verb unirsi (to join). When making an affirmative command or a 'let us' suggestion in Italian, you attach the reflexive pronoun (here, ci) directly to the end of the conjugated verb (uniamo), creating uniamoci.
Why do we say all'associazione? Do we not just use a direct object to say 'join the association'?
In English you 'join an association', but the Italian reflexive verb unirsi requires the preposition a (literally 'to unite oneself to'). Since associazione starts with a vowel, the preposition a combines with the definite article la to form all'.
Could I use cui instead of che to mean 'that' in this sentence?
Why does città have an accent mark on the last letter?