L'assemblea condominiale legge l'ordine del giorno.

Because the definite article is shortened before a word that begins with a vowel.

• la assemblea becomes l'assemblea
• lo ordine / il ordine is not used; before a vowel, it becomes l'ordine

This shortening is called elision. It is very common in Italian.

In Italian, adjectives often come after the noun, especially in neutral, everyday descriptions.

So:

• assemblea = assembly / meeting
• condominiale = relating to the condominium or apartment building

Together, assemblea condominiale means condominium meeting or homeowners' association meeting.

Putting the adjective after the noun is the most natural order here.

Condominiale means related to the condominium / apartment building community / building association.

It comes from condominio, which can refer to:

• a condominium building,
• the body of co-owners or residents,
• or the shared management of the building.

So assemblea condominiale is the meeting of the residents or owners dealing with building matters.

Legge is the third-person singular present tense of leggere (to read).

The subject is l'assemblea condominiale, which is grammatically singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• io leggo = I read
• tu leggi = you read
• lui/lei legge = he/she reads
• l'assemblea legge = the assembly reads

Even though an assembly is made of many people, the noun assemblea is singular, so Italian treats it as singular.

It literally means reads, but in context it can also imply reads through, goes over, or reviews the agenda.

Italian often uses leggere in a straightforward way where English might choose a slightly looser phrase depending on context.

So the exact nuance depends on the situation:

• literal: the assembly reads the agenda aloud
• practical/contextual: the assembly goes over the agenda

Del is a contraction of di + il:

• di = of
• il = the
• di + il = del

So:

• l'ordine del giorno = the order of the day

This is the standard Italian expression for agenda.

It is both a literal phrase and a fixed expression.

Literally:

• ordine = order
• del giorno = of the day

But together, ordine del giorno is the normal expression for agenda in formal meetings, councils, assemblies, and similar contexts.

So you should learn it as a set phrase.

Because of the word order and the verb structure.

The sentence follows the very common pattern:

• Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• L'assemblea condominiale = subject
• legge = verb
• l'ordine del giorno = direct object

Italian can sometimes change word order, but this sentence uses the standard, easiest pattern.

Yes, Italian often drops subjects when they are understood from the verb.

For example, you might sometimes see just:

• Legge l'ordine del giorno.

However, in this sentence the subject is included because it identifies who is doing the action. That makes the sentence clearer and more complete.

Because la changes to l' before a vowel.

So:

• la casa
• but l'assemblea

This only happens before vowel sounds and is completely normal in Italian spelling.

Legge is pronounced roughly like LEHJ-jeh, with a doubled consonant sound.

A few helpful points:

• gg in legge is pronounced like the dg sound in bridge
• the double gg is stronger/longer than a single consonant
• the final e is pronounced, not silent

So it is not like English leg. It is more like LEJ-jeh.

Some Italian adjectives have the same singular form for masculine and feminine.

Condominiale is one of those adjectives:

• masculine singular: condominiale
• feminine singular: condominiale
• masculine plural: condominiali
• feminine plural: condominiali

Since assemblea is feminine singular, condominiale is already in the correct form.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or administrative because of the vocabulary:

• assemblea condominiale
• ordine del giorno

These are common expressions in official, legal, or meeting-related contexts. The sentence is natural, but it belongs more to the language of meetings and building administration than casual everyday conversation.