Breakdown of Marco viene a Roma per imparare l'italiano.
italiano
Italian
venire
to come
imparare
to learn
Questions & Answers about Marco viene a Roma per imparare l'italiano.
Why is it a Roma and not in Roma?
In Italian, you use the preposition a before the names of cities and towns. If Marco were going to a country or region, you would use in, like in Italia.
Why do we need per before imparare?
When you want to express the purpose of an action (meaning "in order to"), Italian uses per followed by the infinitive verb (the unconjugated dictionary form). English just says "to learn," but Italian requires per imparare.
Why does the sentence say l'italiano instead of just italiano?
Italian generally requires a definite article before the names of languages. Because italiano starts with a vowel, we use l'.
Is viene an irregular verb?
Yes, viene is the "he/she/it" form of the irregular verb venire (to come).
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