La credenziale abilita l'autenticazione.

The credential enables authentication.

Breakdown of La credenziale abilita l'autenticazione.

• abilitare: to enable
• l'autenticazione: the authentication
• la credenziale: the credential

Questions & Answers about La credenziale abilita l'autenticazione.

Why does the sentence use La and l'?

Both are definite articles meaning the.

• La credenziale = the credential
• l'autenticazione = the authentication

Italian uses articles more often than English does, especially with general or technical nouns.

l' is just a shortened form of la before a vowel:

• la autenticazione → l'autenticazione

Because autenticazione is feminine singular and begins with a vowel, la becomes l'.

Is credenziale feminine? How can I tell?

Yes, credenziale is feminine in this sentence, which is why it takes la.

You often learn a noun’s gender from the article used with it:

• la credenziale → feminine

Its plural is usually:

• le credenziali

In technical Italian, credenziali is very common and often means login credentials.

What does abilita mean here?