Ogni giovedì la figlia suona il pianoforte dopo cena.

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Breakdown of Ogni giovedì la figlia suona il pianoforte dopo cena.

• dopo: after
• suonare: to play (an instrument)
• il pianoforte: the piano

Questions & Answers about Ogni giovedì la figlia suona il pianoforte dopo cena.

Why is it ogni giovedì and not ogni giovedìs or a plural form?

Because after ogni (every), Italian normally uses the singular form:

• ogni giorno = every day
• ogni settimana = every week
• ogni giovedì = every Thursday

Also, giovedì does not change form in the plural, so giovedì can mean either Thursday or Thursdays depending on context.

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Why is giovedì not capitalized?

In Italian, the days of the week are normally written with lowercase letters, unlike in English.

So:

• lunedì = Monday
• martedì = Tuesday
• giovedì = Thursday

You would only capitalize it if it began a sentence or was part of a title.

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Why does the sentence use la figlia instead of just figlia?

Italian usually uses an article where English often does not.

• la figlia = the daughter

In Italian, a bare noun like figlia by itself would usually sound incomplete in a sentence like this. The article helps identify the noun properly.

Compare:

• La figlia suona il pianoforte. = The daughter plays the piano.

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Why is there no possessive, like sua figlia?