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Pensiamo di usare le bici fino al centro.

Pensiamo di usare le bici fino al centro.
We think we will use the bikes up to the center.
From Lesson 255:Invariable plurals for clipped nouns (le foto, le moto)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Pensiamo di usare le bici fino al centro.

Why is it le bici and not le bicie?
Bici is a clipped version of the feminine noun bicicletta (bicycle). In Italian, abbreviated nouns keep their original gender (which is why we use the feminine plural article le) but they become invariable, meaning their ending doesn't change in the plural. So it is la bici for one bike and le bici for multiple bikes.
Why do we need the word di in pensiamo di usare?
When you want to say you are planning or intending to do something, you use pensare di followed by the infinitive verb. You use this structure when the subject of both actions is the same person (we think, we use).
Could I say pensiamo che usare instead of pensiamo di usare?
No, you can only use pensare che when the subjects are different, for example: pensiamo che Marco usi la bici (we think that Marco uses the bike). Because the subjects are the same here, you must use pensare di.
Why is it fino al centro instead of just fino il centro?
The word fino (until / as far as) is almost always paired with the preposition a to indicate a limit in space or time. Because centro requires the definite article il, the preposition a combines with il to form al.

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