Invio la revisione del documento al mio capo.

I send the revision of the document to my boss.

Breakdown of Invio la revisione del documento al mio capo.

• io: I
• di: of
• il mio: my
• il capo: the boss

Questions & Answers about Invio la revisione del documento al mio capo.

What does Invio mean and why don’t we see Io in front of it?

Invio is the first-person singular present tense of inviare (“to send”), so it means “I send.” In Italian the subject pronoun (io) is usually omitted because the verb ending (-o) already tells you who is doing the action.

Why is there a definite article in la revisione?

Italian typically uses definite articles with nouns when you’re talking about something specific or known. Here la revisione means “the revision” (of that particular document). Omitting the article would sound incomplete: you’d need to say una revisione for “a revision,” which changes the meaning.

How is del documento formed, and why not della documento?

Del is a contraction of di + il (“of the”), used for masculine singular nouns. Documento is masculine, so you get del documento. You would use della only before feminine singular nouns (e.g. della casa).

Why do we say al mio capo instead of a mio capo?