davanti

in front

adverb dah-VAHN-tee Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'de ab ante'

Also means

ahead

Usage Note

Davanti is the opposite of dietro ('behind') and needs the preposition a before a noun: davanti alla casa ('in front of the house'). On its own it functions as an adverb, as in vai davanti tu ('you go ahead').

Examples

"Ti aspetto davanti alla scuola."

Natural Translation

I'll wait for you in front of the school.

Literal Translation

You I-wait in-front to-the school.

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