Breakdown of Durante la burrasca nessuno può approdare in Sardegna.
in
in / made of (material)
potere
can, to be able to
nessuno
nobody
durante
during
Questions & Answers about Durante la burrasca nessuno può approdare in Sardegna.
Sardinia is a large island, so the lesson says it needs a definite article (la Sardegna). Why is there no article after in here?
While large islands generally take the definite article (la Sardegna è bellissima), they follow the same rule as countries and regions for locations or destinations. You use the preposition in without an article: in Sardegna. Small islands, on the other hand, take the preposition a without an article (a Capri).
Why use approdare instead of atterrare for "to land"?
Atterrare is used for airplanes landing on the ground (terra). Approdare specifically means to come ashore, dock, or land by boat (from proda, meaning shore). The mention of a gale and an island implies arriving by sea.
Why doesn't nessuno require the negative particle non in this sentence?
Is a burrasca different from a tempesta?