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Questo è lo spogliatoio dove vengo per prepararmi.

Questo è lo spogliatoio dove vengo per prepararmi.
This is the locker room where I come to get ready.
From Lesson 276:Passive 'si' with modal verbs (si deve fare)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questo è lo spogliatoio dove vengo per prepararmi.

Why is the pronoun mi attached to the end of prepararmi?
When a reflexive verb like prepararsi (to get ready) is used in the infinitive, you drop the final -e and attach the reflexive pronoun directly to the end. Since the person getting ready is 'I', the pronoun changes to mi, creating prepararmi.
Why do we use per before prepararmi here?
In Italian, when you want to express the purpose or reason for an action (meaning 'in order to' in English), you use per followed by an infinitive verb. So, per prepararmi literally means 'in order to get myself ready'.
Why is the article lo used in lo spogliatoio?
The word spogliatoio is a masculine noun that starts with an s followed by a consonant (p). Masculine nouns starting with s + consonant (as well as z, gn, and a few others) always take the definite article lo rather than il.
Could I say dove vado (where I go) instead of dove vengo (where I come)?
It depends on your current location. Just like in English, if you are currently in or showing someone the locker room, you use vengo (I come). If you are somewhere else entirely talking about your routine, you would normally use vado (I go).

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