Ingrandisci la scritta sullo schermo.

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Breakdown of Ingrandisci la scritta sullo schermo.

• su: on
• lo schermo: the screen
• la scritta: the writing

Questions & Answers about Ingrandisci la scritta sullo schermo.

What grammatical form is ingrandisci, and where does it come from?

Ingrandisci is the second-person singular (tu) imperative of the verb ingrandire (“to enlarge”). In Italian the tu-imperative of regular -ire verbs that belong to the “-isc” group is identical to the present-tense form:
• (tu) ingrandisci → “(you) enlarge!”

Why does ingrandire use an “-isc-” in forms like ingrandisci?

Some Italian -ire verbs (e.g. finire, preferire, pulire, ingrandire) insert -isc- before endings in all forms except noi and voi. This is just an irregular subclass of -ire verbs. So you get:
• io ingrandisco
• tu ingrandisci
• lui/lei ingrandisce
• noi ingrandiamo (no “-isc-”)
• voi ingrandite (no “-isc-”)
• loro ingrandiscono

Why is it la scritta and not il scritto or lo scritta?

Scritta (feminine singular) means “inscription,” “written text,” or “label.” It’s a distinct noun from scritto, which is masculine and generally means “writing” in the abstract or “a written document.” Because we refer to a specific text on the screen, we use the feminine noun la scritta.

Why do we say sullo schermo instead of sul schermo or sulla schermo?