Breakdown of L'aereo scende e infine atterra.
e
and
atterrare
to land
scendere
to get off, to go down
l'aereo
the airplane (m)
infine
finally, lastly (closing a sequence; finalmente = at last)
Questions & Answers about L'aereo scende e infine atterra.
Is infine related to the discourse marker infatti from this lesson?
They look similar and are both adverbs used to connect ideas, but they have different meanings. Infine means "finally" or "in the end," showing a sequence of events. Infatti means "indeed" or "in fact," confirming a previous statement. Since this sentence describes a physical sequence of descending and then landing, we use infine.
Could I use finalmente instead of infine here?
Yes, but it changes the tone. Infine is a neutral way to say "lastly" or "in the end," marking the final step in a sequence. Finalmente usually implies relief or strong anticipation, like saying "At last, the plane is landing!"
How is the verb atterra constructed? Is it related to the Italian word for earth?
What is the infinitive of scende, and which auxiliary verb does it take in the past tense?
The infinitive is scendere (to go down, to descend). Because it is a verb of movement describing a change of location, it takes essere in compound past tenses. If you wanted to say "The plane descended," you would say L'aereo è sceso.
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