Io firmo il documento.

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Breakdown of Io firmo il documento.

• il documento: the document
• firmare: to sign

Questions & Answers about Io firmo il documento.

Why is io used in Io firmo il documento?

Subject pronouns in Italian are usually dropped because the verb ending already indicates the person. You would normally say Firmo il documento. Including io adds emphasis or clarity—for instance, to contrast with someone else: Io firmo, ma lui no.

How do you get firmo from firmare?

Firmare is a regular –are verb. To form the present indicative for io, drop -are and add -o: firm- + o = firmo. The full present tense is:
• firmo
• firmi
• firma
• firmiamo
• firmate
• firmano

Why is the article il used before documento, and not lo, l', or un?

Documento is a masculine singular noun beginning with a normal consonant (d). The correct definite article is il, giving il documento.
• lo appears before s+consonant, z, gn, ps, x (e.g. lo studente).
• l' appears before vowels (e.g. l'amico).
• un is the indefinite article (“a/the” vs. “a”).

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