Italian Phrase
Quando puliamo e sistemiamo il garage?
Meaning
The sentence asks for the time when we will clean and organise the garage. It is a straightforward, everyday question used when planning household chores.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to coordinate a cleaning session with family members, roommates, or a cleaning service, especially when the garage is a shared space that needs regular upkeep.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quandopuliamoesistemiamoilgarage?
Quando (interrogative adverb)
Used to ask about time; placed at the beginning of a question.
puliamo (present indicative)
First‑person plural of *pulire* (to clean); matches the subject ‘we’.
e (coordinating conjunction)
Links two verbs of the same subject, meaning ‘and’.
sistemiamo (present indicative)
First‑person plural of *sistemare* (to arrange/organise).
il (definite article)
Masculine singular article required before *garage*.
garage (borrowed noun)
A masculine noun borrowed from French; takes the article *il*.
🗨In Conversation
Quando puliamo e sistemiamo il garage?
When do we clean and organise the garage?
Possiamo farlo sabato pomeriggio, dopo aver finito il giardinaggio.
We can do it Saturday afternoon, after we finish the gardening.
✕Common Mistakes
Quando puliamo e sistemiamo garage?
The noun *garage* needs the definite article *il* in singular form.
Quando pulire e sistemare il garage?
Do not use *pulire* in infinitive after *quando*; you need the conjugated form *puliamo*.
↔Alternatives
Quando facciamo le pulizie del garage?
When do we do the garage cleaning?
A che ora sistemiamo il garage?
At what time do we arrange the garage?
Quando riordiniamo il garage?
When do we tidy up the garage?
Cultural Tip
In many Italian households the garage is more than a place for the car; it often stores tools, bicycles, seasonal decorations and even old furniture. Cleaning it is usually a collective effort, and it’s common to set a specific day (often Saturday) for a ‘garage day’ where everyone pitches in.