Io collego la chiavetta al computer.

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Breakdown of Io collego la chiavetta al computer.

• il computer: the computer
• al: to
• collegare: to connect

Questions & Answers about Io collego la chiavetta al computer.

What does collego mean in this sentence?

collego is the first-person singular present indicative of collegare, meaning “I connect” or “I plug in.”

Why is io included at the beginning? Do I always need it?

Subject pronouns like io are optional in Italian because the verb ending -o already signals “I.” You include io mostly for emphasis or clarity. You could simply say Collego la chiavetta al computer.

How do you conjugate collegare in the present tense?

Here’s the full present tense of collegare:
• io collego
• tu colleghi
• lui/lei collega
• noi colleghiamo
• voi collegate
• loro collegano

Why is it al computer instead of a il computer?

In Italian, a + il contracts to al. So al computer is simply the joined form of a il computer.

Why do we say la chiavetta but al (not alla) computer?