Word
La conoscenza cambia tutto.
Meaning
Knowledge changes everything.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La conoscenza cambia tutto.
tutto
everything
cambiare
to change
la conoscenza
the knowledge; acquaintance
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Questions & Answers about La conoscenza cambia tutto.
Why is there la at the beginning?
In Italian, abstract nouns often take the definite article much more often than they do in English.
So la conoscenza literally looks like the knowledge, but in natural English it is usually just knowledge.
This is very common in Italian:
- La pazienza è importante. = Patience is important.
- La musica aiuta. = Music helps.
So in this sentence, la is normal and expected.
What does conoscenza mean exactly?
Conoscenza is a noun meaning knowledge.
It comes from the verb conoscere, which means to know in the sense of being familiar with someone or something.
So:
- conoscere = to know, to be acquainted with
- conoscenza = knowledge, familiarity, acquaintance depending on context
In this sentence, it is being used in the broad abstract sense: knowledge.
Why is conoscenza feminine?