Breakdown of Preferisco pianificare la festa che lavorare in ufficio.
l'ufficio
the office (m)
in
in / made of (material)
lavorare
to work
preferire
to prefer
la festa
the party
che
than (in comparisons)
pianificare
to plan
Questions & Answers about Preferisco pianificare la festa che lavorare in ufficio.
Why is che used here to mean "rather than" instead of di?
Does preferire need a preposition before the next verb?
No, preferire connects directly to the infinitive that follows it. You simply say preferisco pianificare (I prefer to plan) without inserting a or di in between.
Why is it in ufficio without an article, instead of nell'ufficio?
Italian commonly uses the simple preposition in without an article for everyday locations like ufficio, banca, and chiesa when talking about them in a general sense. You would only use nell'ufficio if you were pointing out a specific, previously mentioned office.
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