La cabina oscilla con il vento.

The cabin sways with the wind.

Breakdown of La cabina oscilla con il vento.

• con: with
• il vento: the wind
• la cabina: the cabin; gondola
• oscillare: to swing; sway

Questions & Answers about La cabina oscilla con il vento.

Why is it la cabina and not il cabina?

Because cabina is a feminine singular noun in Italian, so it takes the feminine singular definite article la.

A very common pattern is:

• nouns ending in -a are often feminine
• nouns ending in -o are often masculine

So:

• la cabina
• la casa
• la porta

Plural:

• la cabina → le cabine

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What exactly does cabina mean here?

Cabina is a flexible word in Italian. Depending on context, it can mean:

• cabin
• booth
• small enclosed compartment
• car of a cableway / gondola cabin
• driver’s cab

So in this sentence, the exact image depends on context. It could be a small cabin, a booth, or even a cable-car cabin swaying in the wind.

English speakers should be careful not to assume it always means only cabin in the wooden-house sense.

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What form is oscilla?