Breakdown of Verranno dall'officina.
da
from, at (someone's place) / by (oneself), on one's own
venire
to come
l'officina
the workshop / the garage
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Questions & Answers about Verranno dall'officina.
Why is verranno translated as "They must be coming" instead of "They will come"?
This is an example of the "epistemic future" (futuro epistemico). In Italian, you can use the future tense to express a guess, an assumption, or a strong probability about something happening right now. While verranno literally means "they will come," in this context it means "I assume they are coming" or "they must be coming."
What is the infinitive of verranno and why does the stem look different?
The verb is venire (to come). It has an irregular stem in the future tense: instead of keeping the standard infinitive structure, it drops a vowel and doubles the "r" to become verr-. Then it adds the regular "they" future ending -anno.
How did da and officina become dall'officina?
You need to say "from the workshop", not just "from workshop". The preposition da (from) combines with the definite article la (the). Because officina starts with a vowel, la becomes l'. When you combine da + l', it forces a double "l" and forms dall'.
What exactly is an officina?
An officina is a workshop, but in everyday Italian, it most commonly refers specifically to a mechanic's garage or an auto repair shop.