Pago l’abbonamento mensile della palestra con la carta.

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Breakdown of Pago l’abbonamento mensile della palestra con la carta.

• di: of
• con: with
• pagare: to pay

Questions & Answers about Pago l’abbonamento mensile della palestra con la carta.

Why is Pago used without io?

Italian often drops the subject pronoun because the verb ending -o already shows it’s first person singular. Adding io is not wrong, but usually unnecessary.

What is l’ in l’abbonamento?

It’s the definite article lo shortened to l’ before a vowel. So lo + abbonamento becomes l’abbonamento.

What role does mensile play and why does it come after the noun?

It’s an adjective meaning “monthly.” In Italian most adjectives follow the noun they modify. Placing mensile after abbonamento sounds natural and idiomatic.

Why is della palestra used instead of di la palestra?

di + la contracts to della. Italian prepositions combine with definite articles: di + il = del, di + la = della, and so on.

Why include la in con la carta?