Breakdown of Io andrei alla sfilata con la gonna di seta.
io
I
di
of, from
con
with
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
a
to / at
la sfilata
the fashion show
la gonna
the skirt
la seta
the silk
Questions & Answers about Io andrei alla sfilata con la gonna di seta.
What is the infinitive of andrei, and why does its stem look a bit unusual?
Andrei means "I would go" and comes from the irregular verb andare (to go). It is in the present conditional tense. Instead of using a regular stem, andare drops a vowel to become the irregular stem andr-, and then adds the "I" conditional ending -ei.
Why do we say di seta instead of just using an adjective for "silk"?
In Italian, nouns are almost never used directly as adjectives the way they are in English (as in "silk skirt"). To describe what something is made of, you use the preposition di (of) followed by the material. So, la gonna di seta literally translates to "the skirt of silk".
Why is the word alla used before sfilata?
Alla is an articulated preposition. It is the mandatory combination of the preposition a (to) and the feminine singular definite article la (the) needed for sfilata. When these prepositions sit next to a "the" word, they merge into one word.
Is the pronoun Io (I) strictly required at the beginning of this sentence?
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