Breakdown of Giro l'angolo e vado avanti.
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and
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
girare
to turn
l'angolo
the corner (m)
avanti
forward, ahead (also: come in!)
Questions & Answers about Giro l'angolo e vado avanti.
Why does this sentence use avanti instead of davanti, which we learned in this lesson?
The word davanti a is a preposition that means 'in front of' a specific object or place. Here, avanti is an adverb of direction meaning 'forward' or 'straight ahead'. When you are talking about moving forward rather than your location compared to a specific landmark, you use avanti, like in vado avanti (I go straight ahead).
Can I say giro all'angolo to mean 'I turn at the corner'?
Yes, you could say giro all'angolo (I turn at the corner), but girare l'angolo translates perfectly to the English phrase 'turning the corner'. Using the corner as a direct object without a preposition is a very natural way to describe your walking path in Italian.
I remember the verb for 'to go' is andare. Why is the word vado used here?
This is a good reminder that andare is a highly irregular verb! Even though it is a normal-looking -are verb, its 'I' form completely changes to vado.
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