Breakdown of Il cimitero è dietro la chiesa.
essere
to be
la chiesa
the church
dietro
behind
il cimitero
the cemetery
Questions & Answers about Il cimitero è dietro la chiesa.
How would I use the grammar from this lesson to tell a friend "Don't go behind the church!"?
To give a negative command to someone you address as tu (informal singular "you"), you simply use non followed by the infinitive of the verb. So, "Don't go behind the church!" is Non andare dietro la chiesa! If you were warning a group of people (voi), you would use the regular negative conjugation: Non andate dietro la chiesa!
Can I say dietro alla chiesa instead of just dietro la chiesa?
Yes, both are perfectly correct! When describing location, dietro can be followed directly by the definite article (dietro la chiesa) or by the preposition a combined with the article (dietro alla chiesa). Italians use both interchangeably to mean the exact same thing.
If the cemetery were in front of the church, what word would I use instead of dietro?
How do I pronounce the ch in chiesa?