Breakdown of Questa è l'unica occasione per comprare ottanta metri quadrati qui.
essere
to be
qui
here
questo
this (masculine)
ottanta
eighty
Questions & Answers about Questa è l'unica occasione per comprare ottanta metri quadrati qui.
Why is unica placed before occasione instead of after it?
This is exactly what the current lesson is about! While most descriptive adjectives go after the noun, some adjectives change meaning depending on their position. Placed before the noun, unica means 'only' (the only opportunity). If placed after the noun (un'occasione unica), it would mean 'a unique opportunity'.
Why does quadrati come after metri, unlike unica?
Why is there a per before the verb comprare?
When you want to say 'an opportunity to buy' or express the purpose of something (meaning 'in order to'), Italian connects the idea using the preposition per followed by the infinitive, dictionary form of the verb (comprare).