Nelle giornate piovose, preferisco rimanere in casa.

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Breakdown of Nelle giornate piovose, preferisco rimanere in casa.

• in: in
• la casa: the house
• piovoso: rainy

Questions & Answers about Nelle giornate piovose, preferisco rimanere in casa.

Why is it nelle and not in le?

Nelle is the contracted form of in + le.

• in = in / on / during
• le = the (feminine plural)

So:

• nelle giornate = in the days / on the days

Italian often combines prepositions with articles:

• in + il = nel
• in + lo = nello
• in + la = nella
• in + i = nei
• in + gli = negli
• in + le = nelle

So in le giornate would be incorrect in standard Italian.

Why is giornate plural?

Italian often uses the plural to talk about something that happens generally or habitually.

So nelle giornate piovose means something like:

• on rainy days
• during rainy days
• whenever the days are rainy

Using the plural makes it sound like a general preference, not just one specific rainy day.

Why does it say giornate instead of giorni?