"Why not follow the street to the park?"

Translation: Perché non seguire la strada al parco?

[cacioepepe]

Can someone tell me what the rule is for using an infinitive in this construction? I can see that it is the best choice here, and it sounds right, but I don't know the rule.

[FrancescoN41]

In this case it is used for an impersonal expression

http://tutorino.ca/grammatica/2007/10/26/uses-of-the-infinitive-in-italian.html

[cacioepepe]

Thank you!

[AaronDandr]

For my opinion "verso il parco" it works better of "del/al or nel parco"

[FrancescoN41]

if the road is outside the park and leads to it, I agree

[Noell52]

I thought the first verb had to be conjugated. Why "seguire," and not "segui?"

[Duolessio]

Why not to... = Perché non...

This construction requires the infinitive. You can see it as "Perché non (dovremmo) seguire..." = Why (shouldn't we) follow..."

[ZoranMilokanovic]

I believe that 'la via' should be accepted translation for 'the street' as well. Many thanks

[Bettemc]

How do I know which direction the accent goes above a letter. I usually memorize or guess I.e. perché or perchè. Is there a rule to help me?

[FrancescoN41]

Try this : http://www.zanichellibenvenuti.it/wordpress/?p=64 But usually in handwriting I don't care it so much and, in typewriting , the grammar checker does that for me ; )

[Bettemc]

Gracie

[harrynoballs]

I thought that in Italian the accent always went this way - "`". Is there another way?
I thought the other way was for Spanish. Am I wrong?

[12Aurora34]

same question regarding infinitives

[FrancescoN41]

you can try this for understand the use of the infinitive verb in italian :http://it.wikibooks.org/wiki/Italiano/Infinito

[gerry11111]

Can "per il parco" work here as well?

[FrancescoN41]

"nel" or "del" is better

[Duolessio]

I disagree. The steet to the park is "la strada per il parco". Nel and del imply that the street is in the park.

[NicolinaRi1]

Could segui be used instead of seguire?

[blackofe]

i believe "la strada" is rather "the road", "the way" than "the street". "la via" matches better "la via". am i right? anyway i guess "la via" should be accepted.

[gordon_gregory]

The translation "Perche no ............" is not accepted, but I have a dim memory that this is used by Italians --- In addition to "Perche non .............."

[FrancescoN41]

"perché no" is used but in other context, ad example, question:"possiamo seguire la strada nel parco?"( can we follow the road at park) Answer:"perché no" (yes)

[Ariaflame]

So, like a 'Why not?' which is usually an affirmative.

[FrancescoN41]

yes, you are right, that's the way

[samuel.pir1]

I also wrote "verso il parco"...i think it is correct...

[Duolessio]

It is, verso means "towards"

[MadelynWri]

"Perché non tirare la strada al parco?" was one of the multiple choice options, but I was marked wrong for selecting it.

In English you can "take" a street / road / route so I think this is a bit of a trick question. Any thoughts?

[Duolessio]

Tirare means "to throw". To take a street, you can use "prendere" which is the direct translation for "take". Prendere una strada is a correct expression. You can also use "imboccare", which focuses on the moment you enter the street (commonly used during driving).

[donmilio]

Infinite, no???

[donmilio]

Perchè "Why not TO follow the street to the park?" è errata??? Perchè si omette il "TO"???

[Duolessio]

To follow = seguire.
Il "to" esprime il modo infinito del verbo.

[donmilio]

...appunto la domanda era proprio quella, perchè si omette il "to" essendo il verbo coniugato all'infinito?

[donmilio]

Finalmente ho trovato la soluzione!

Il pronome interrogativo "why" regge la forma base(infinito senza "to") quando viene utilizzato per dare un suggerimento.

Esempi:
Why wait until tomorrow?
Why not ask him now?
Why leave before the end of the game?
Why walk when we can go in the car?
Why not buy a new bed?

http://www.edufind.com/it/english-grammar/infinitive

[Duolessio]

Scusa, da italiano mi sembrava corretto lasciarlo in inglese e pensavo chiedessi perché il "to" viene omesso in italiano, che tonto. Invece ho imparato io da te :D

[donmilio]

Tutto OK! Siamo qui per imparare! :-) ...e soprattutto per imparare dai nostri errori! ;-)

[ParkerGord]

Can "...fino al parco" be used? It was marked wrong

[Duolessio]

That would mean "until the park".