La maggioranza approva la delibera.

to approve

Breakdown of La maggioranza approva la delibera.

• la maggioranza: the majority
• la delibera: the formal resolution

Questions & Answers about La maggioranza approva la delibera.

Why is it approva and not approvano?

Because la maggioranza is grammatically singular. Even though a majority is made up of many people, Italian treats maggioranza as a singular noun, so the verb is singular too:

• la maggioranza approva = the majority approves

This is similar to English the majority approves, although English sometimes uses plural agreement in informal contexts. In standard Italian here, approva is the normal choice.

What tense is approva?

Approva is the present indicative of approvare.

So it can mean:

• approves
• is approving
• sometimes even does approve, depending on context

In a sentence like this, it most naturally means approves.

Why is there la before both maggioranza and delibera?

Italian uses definite articles very often, more often than English does.

Here:

• la maggioranza = the majority
• la delibera = the resolution / the measure / the motion

The articles show that both are understood as specific things in the situation being discussed. In formal or institutional language, this is very common.

What exactly does delibera mean here?