Answers
Mar 03, 2016 - 02:46 PM
I think I may have answered my own question: "In giardino" is used when "going there", e.g., "andare in giardino" (to go to the garden) while "Nel giardino" is used to describe what's there, e.g., "Nel giardino c'è una piscina." Is this correct?
Apr 26, 2016 - 05:52 PM
I've been wondering this myself. Sorry that's not helpful - but hopefully someone will see that you aren't the only one noticing and thinking about this same situation!
Jul 05, 2016 - 10:24 AM
Hi Tom, we don't need to use the article when we know which garden we're talking about. On the contrary, when we are referring to a specific garden then we use the article. So you'd say: "Tom è in giardino" (we know which garden we're referring to), but "Tom è nel giardino del castello" (we are specifying it's the garden of the castle). Hope this is a bit clearer now