Word
L’alba porta luce nel villaggio.
Meaning
The sunrise brings light to the village.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of L’alba porta luce nel villaggio.
la luce
the light
il villaggio
the village
portare
to bring
nel
in
Questions & Answers about L’alba porta luce nel villaggio.
Why is there an apostrophe in L’alba, and what does it stand for?
In Italian, when the feminine definite article la comes before a word starting with a vowel, you drop the vowel a and replace it with an apostrophe. So la alba becomes l’alba to avoid the two consecutive a sounds.
Can I drop the article entirely and say Alba porta luce nel villaggio?
No. Unlike English, Italian generally requires a definite article before most nouns, even abstract ones like alba. You can’t just say Alba on its own here—you need the elided form l’.
How do I know the genders of alba and villaggio?