La navetta per l’aeroporto parte ogni venti minuti.

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Breakdown of La navetta per l’aeroporto parte ogni venti minuti.

• il minuto: the minute
• partire: to leave
• per: to

Questions & Answers about La navetta per l’aeroporto parte ogni venti minuti.

What does la navetta mean?

La navetta means the shuttle.

Why is the article la used before navetta?

Because navetta is a feminine singular noun in Italian, so it takes the feminine singular definite article la.

What does per express in per l’aeroporto?

The preposition per here means to and indicates the destination (in this case, the airport).

Why is l’aeroporto written with an apostrophe?

Because aeroporto begins with a vowel, the masculine singular definite article lo contracts to l’ before it. Hence per l’aeroporto instead of per lo aeroporto.

What does ogni mean in ogni venti minuti?

Ogni means every. When talking about frequency with time units, it is followed by a number and the plural form of the unit.