Breakdown of La collina dove abbiamo camminato ieri è indimenticabile.
essere
to be
dove
where
avere
to have
camminare
to walk
ieri
yesterday
la collina
the hill
indimenticabile
unforgettable
Questions & Answers about La collina dove abbiamo camminato ieri è indimenticabile.
Could I use in cui instead of dove in this sentence?
Yes, you can say La collina in cui abbiamo camminato..., meaning 'The hill in which we walked'. However, dove is much more common and natural in everyday spoken Italian when referring to a physical place. You could also use sulla quale (on which) if you want to be very precise about walking on the hill.
Is there a difference in tone between using dove and in cui here?
I thought verbs of motion use essere. Why is it abbiamo camminato instead of siamo camminati?
That is a very common exception! While many verbs of motion that show a destination or change of location (like andare, partire, arrivare) take essere, verbs that focus purely on the physical act or exercise of moving (like camminare for walking, passeggiare for strolling, or nuotare for swimming) take avere.
Why does indimenticabile end in -e if la collina is feminine?
Indimenticabile (unforgettable) belongs to a group of adjectives that end in -e in the singular, regardless of whether the noun they describe is masculine or feminine. It only changes to -i for the plural, as in le colline indimenticabili.
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