Word order

| Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:51
Arrivi tu, song

Sometimes English speakers become completely confused because word order in Italian is more flexible than in English.

In Italian it is possible to say both

Arriva Maria
and
Maria arriva

for “Maria is arriving”.

In fact, the first version would be preferred.

All you need to do is remember that the subject can be placed at the end of a sentence to work out some meanings!

In the following video "Arrivi tu" (with lyrics) by the Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso: