Breakdown of Ci beviamo una birra su un isolotto delle Canarie?
un
a / an (masculine)
una
a / an (feminine)
su
on, about
ci
to us
Questions & Answers about Ci beviamo una birra su un isolotto delle Canarie?
Why does Canarie have the definite article (delle instead of just di) here?
The rule for islands is that small, standalone islands take no article (like Capri or Malta), but large islands and island groups (archipelagos) require the definite article. Because the Canary Islands are a plural island group, Canarie needs the article le, combining with di to become delle.
What is the ci doing in ci beviamo? Doesn't beviamo already mean "we drink"?
In this sentence, ci acts as a reflexive pronoun for "ourselves," turning the verb into bersi. Italians frequently use this structure with food and drink to emphasize enjoying the experience or taking time for oneself, similar to saying "shall we have ourselves a beer?" in English.
Is isolotto a totally separate word from isola?
Why use the preposition su instead of in for the islet?