L'ufficio comunica il risultato.

The office communicates the result.

Breakdown of L'ufficio comunica il risultato.

• il risultato: the result
• l'ufficio: the office
• comunicare: to communicate

Questions & Answers about L'ufficio comunica il risultato.

Why is it L'ufficio instead of il ufficio?

Because ufficio starts with a vowel, and the singular masculine article il is normally shortened to l' before vowels.

So:

• il libro
• l'ufficio

This is called elision. You write the apostrophe because a vowel has dropped from the article.

Is ufficio masculine or feminine?

It is masculine singular.

You can tell from the article:

• l'ufficio = masculine singular
• plural: gli uffici

Even though l' can also appear before feminine nouns that start with a vowel, here the noun itself is masculine. A learner usually confirms that by checking the dictionary form: ufficio.

What exactly does ufficio mean here?

In this sentence, ufficio most naturally means office, department, or administrative office as an institution, not just the physical room.

So L'ufficio comunica il risultato usually suggests:

• the office/department gives the result
• the administration informs people of the result

Italian often uses places or institutions as the subject in this way, just like English can say The office will let you know.

What form is comunica?