Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato.

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Breakdown of Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato.

• e: and
• controllare: to check
• poi: then

Questions & Answers about Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato.

What does rileggo mean, and how is it different from leggo?

Rileggo means I reread or I read again.

It comes from:

• leggere = to read
• rileggere = to reread

So:

• Leggo la mail = I read the email
• Rileggo la mail = I reread the email

The prefix ri- often gives the idea of doing something again.

Why is it la mail?

In Italian, mail is commonly used as a feminine noun, so it takes la:

• la mail = the email

You may also see:

• l’email
• la e-mail

In everyday modern Italian, la mail is very common, especially in speech and informal writing.

Why do both verbs end in -o: rileggo and controllo?

Because they are in the first person singular of the present tense: I reread / I check.

• rileggo = I reread
• controllo = I check

In Italian, many present-tense verbs used with io end in -o:

• parlo = I speak
• vedo = I see
• scrivo = I write

So here the subject is I, even though Italian does not need to say io explicitly.