Per quanto riguarda l'ordine del giorno, lo leggiamo ora.

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Breakdown of Per quanto riguarda l'ordine del giorno, lo leggiamo ora.

• ora: now
• lo: it
• l'ordine del giorno: the meeting agenda

Questions & Answers about Per quanto riguarda l'ordine del giorno, lo leggiamo ora.

What does Per quanto riguarda mean?

It means as far as ... is concerned, regarding, or as for.

In this sentence, Per quanto riguarda l'ordine del giorno introduces the topic:

• Per quanto riguarda X = as for X / regarding X

Literally, it is something like for what concerns or for as much as it concerns, but in normal English you should think of it as a fixed expression meaning regarding.

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Why is it l'ordine and not il ordine?

Because ordine is a masculine singular noun that begins with a vowel, so il becomes l' before it.

• il libro
• l'ordine

This is just the normal article elision rule in Italian.

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What does ordine del giorno mean exactly?

Ordine del giorno is a common expression meaning agenda.

Literally, it looks like order of the day, but in many contexts it means the list of points to be discussed, especially in a meeting.

So in this sentence, it most likely refers to the agenda of a meeting or discussion.

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Why is it del giorno?