Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale.

to check

Breakdown of Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale.

• il condomino: the condominium owner
• la quota condominiale: the condominium owner's share

Questions & Answers about Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale.

What does condomino mean exactly? Is it the same as condominio?

No. They are related, but not the same.

• condomino = a condominium owner / co-owner in a shared building
• condominio = the condominium building or the condominium association itself

So in Il condomino controlla la quota condominiale, condomino is the person.

Why does the sentence start with Il?

Il is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used here because condomino is:

• masculine
• singular
• a noun that normally takes an article in Italian

So:

• il condomino = the condominium owner

Italian uses definite articles more often than English does, so this is very normal.

Why is it controlla and not controllare?

Controllare is the infinitive, meaning to check or to verify.

Controlla is the third person singular form in the present tense:

• io controllo = I check
• tu controlli = you check
• lui/lei controlla = he/she checks

So Il condomino controlla... means The condominium owner checks...

Does controllare mean to control like in English?