How to Say ‘It was in front of the station.’ in Italian
Era davanti alla stazione.
EH-rah dah-VAHN-tee AHL-lah stah-TSYO-neh
[EH-rah dah-VAHN-tee AHL-lah stah-TSYO-neh]
💬 Usage Tip: [alla] is [a] + [la], so [alla stazione] literally packs [to/at] and [the] together. You'll see this constantly with places: [al museo], [all'aeroporto].
Phrase Breakdown
Era davanti
EH-rah dah-VAHN-tee
It was in front
Used to say something was located in front of something else.
Era davanti a casa mia.
It was in front of my house.
Words in this phrase
Era
[EH-rah]
it was
Imperfect of essere, used to describe where something was.
Era davanti alla stazione, come diceva l'app.
It was in front of the station, as the app said.
davanti
[dah-VAHN-tee]
in front
Shows position before a place or object.
Il punto di ritrovo era davanti alla stazione.
The meeting point was in front of the station.
Alla stazione
AHL-lah stah-TSYO-neh
At the station
Specifies the place: the station.
Ci vediamo alla stazione.
We’ll meet at the station.
Words in this phrase
alla
[AHL-lah]
to the / at the
Contraction of a + la; here part of the phrase davanti alla.
Il taxi era fermo alla stazione.
The taxi was stopped at the station.
stazione
[stah-TSYO-neh]
station
A transport station, especially a train station.
La stazione è a cinque minuti da qui.
The station is five minutes from here.
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