Breakdown of Entro il decollo, loro saranno arrivati all'aeroporto.
essere
to be
loro
they
l'aeroporto
the airport (m)
arrivare
to arrive
a
to / at
entro
by (time)
il decollo
the takeoff
Questions & Answers about Entro il decollo, loro saranno arrivati all'aeroporto.
Why is the auxiliary verb saranno used here instead of avranno?
In the Future Perfect tense, just like in the Passato Prossimo, verbs of motion like arrivare (to arrive) require essere as their helping verb. Since the subject is loro, we use the future tense of essere, which is saranno.
Notice the ending of arrivati. Why doesn't it end in -o?
How exactly does entro work in this sentence?
When talking about time and deadlines, entro translates to "by" or "within" a specific time limit. Here, entro il decollo sets the deadline, meaning the arrival will happen no later than the takeoff.
Why is it all'aeroporto instead of just a aeroporto?
The preposition a (at/to) must combine with the definite article when referring to the airport. Since aeroporto is a masculine noun starting with a vowel, it takes the article l'. Together, a + l' form the combined word all'.
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