Word
L'esercitazione antincendio simula un'emergenza.
Meaning
The fire drill simulates an emergency.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of L'esercitazione antincendio simula un'emergenza.
l'emergenza
the emergency
l'esercitazione antincendio
the fire drill
simulare
to simulate
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Questions & Answers about L'esercitazione antincendio simula un'emergenza.
Why is it L'esercitazione and not La esercitazione?
Because la becomes l' before a singular feminine noun that starts with a vowel.
- la esercitazione → l'esercitazione
This is called elision. It makes pronunciation smoother. You see the same thing in:
- l'acqua
- l'idea
- l'amica
Since esercitazione is feminine singular and begins with e-, l'esercitazione is the correct form.
What exactly is esercitazione grammatically?
Esercitazione is a feminine singular noun.
In this sentence, it is the subject:
- L'esercitazione antincendio = the fire drill
A learner may notice that Italian often uses nouns where English might use a more fixed expression. Here, esercitazione is a general word for an exercise, drill, or practice activity, and antincendio specifies what kind.
What is antincendio here? Is it an adjective?