Breakdown of Stiamo preparando il trasloco e abbiamo comprato molti scatoloni.
e
and
avere
to have
molto
a lot of / much
comprare
to buy
Questions & Answers about Stiamo preparando il trasloco e abbiamo comprato molti scatoloni.
Why is the past participle comprato ending in -o, even though molti scatoloni is plural?
When using the auxiliary verb avere in the passato prossimo, the past participle usually stays in its default -o form. However, if we used the partitive pronoun ne (meaning "of them") instead of naming the boxes, the participle would have to agree with the plural object. It would become: Ne abbiamo comprati molti (We bought many of them).
Why use stiamo preparando instead of just prepariamo?
Using the verb stare + a gerund (like preparando) creates the Italian present continuous. While the regular present tense (prepariamo) can also mean "we are preparing," using stiamo preparando strongly emphasizes that they are in the middle of the action right now.
What is the singular form of scatoloni?
Could I use the word mossa instead of trasloco for "move"?