La catena collega la corona al pignone.

The bicycle chain connects the chainring to the sprocket.

Breakdown of La catena collega la corona al pignone.

• collegare: to connect
• la catena: the bicycle chain
• la corona: the chainring
• il pignone: the sprocket

Questions & Answers about La catena collega la corona al pignone.

Why is there la twice in La catena collega la corona al pignone?

Because la is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

Both catena and corona are feminine singular nouns, so they both take la:

• la catena
• la corona

Italian uses the definite article more regularly than English, so repeating the is completely normal.

Why is it al pignone and not a il pignone?

Because a + il contracts to al in Italian.

So:

• a + il = al

This kind of contraction is very common:

• a + il = al
• a + lo = allo
• a + la = alla
• a + i = ai
• a + gli = agli
• a + le = alle

So al pignone literally comes from a il pignone.

What is collega here? Is it a verb or a noun?