Breakdown of La macchina è nel garage.
essere
to be
la macchina
the car
nel
in the (in + il) / while / upon (doing something)
il garage
the garage
Questions & Answers about La macchina è nel garage.
Why is it nel garage and not in il garage?
In Italian, the preposition in combines with definite articles like il (the) to make a single word. Since garage is a masculine noun that takes il, combining in + il gives you nel. You will almost never see in and il written separately next to each other.
Is the word garage masculine or feminine?
How would I say 'in the garages' if there is more than one?
I thought macchina meant machine. Why is it translated as car here?