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Il garage è pieno di scatole vecchie.

Il garage è pieno di scatole vecchie.
The garage is full of old boxes.
From Lesson 91:Il bagno e gli elettrodomestici·Italian

Breakdown of Il garage è pieno di scatole vecchie.

essere
to be
vecchio
old
la scatola
the box
pieno
full
di
of, from
il garage
the garage

Questions & Answers about Il garage è pieno di scatole vecchie.

Why do we use di after pieno?
In Italian, the adjective pieno (full) is almost always followed by the preposition di to say what something is full of. It translates directly to 'full of' in English.
Why doesn't di combine with an article here, like delle scatole?
When a noun is used in a general, uncountable sense after pieno di, you just leave di by itself. If you were talking about specific boxes, like 'full of the old boxes we packed', you would combine di and le to make delle scatole.
Why does vecchie end in '-e'?
Adjectives must match the noun they describe in gender and number. Scatola (box) is a feminine word, and its plural is scatole. Therefore, the adjective vecchia (old) changes to its feminine plural form, vecchie, to match.
Why is garage masculine?
Foreign words borrowed into Italian usually default to the masculine gender, which is why it takes the article il. Even though it is spelled like the English word, Italians pronounce it the French way, ending with a soft 'zh' sound.

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