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D’estate l’uva resta fresca in frigo, e una ciliegia dolce basta a migliorare la merenda.
Meaning
In summer grapes stay fresh in the fridge, and one sweet cherry is enough to make the snack better.
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Breakdown of D’estate l’uva resta fresca in frigo, e una ciliegia dolce basta a migliorare la merenda.
in
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fresco
fresh
migliorare
to improve
Questions & Answers about D’estate l’uva resta fresca in frigo, e una ciliegia dolce basta a migliorare la merenda.
Why does the sentence start with D’estate? What does the d’ mean?
D’estate means in summer or during the summer.
The d’ is a shortened form of di. In expressions of time, Italian often uses:
- d’estate = in summer
- d’inverno = in winter
- di giorno = by day / during the day
So this is a fixed, very common way to talk about seasons and time periods.
You could also hear in estate, but d’estate is especially natural and common.
Why is it l’uva and not just uva?
Italian usually uses the definite article more often than English.
So:
- l’uva = grapes
- la frutta = fruit
- il pane = bread
Even when English would say just grapes, Italian often prefers the grapes grammatically.
Also, uva begins with a vowel, so la becomes l’:
- la uva → l’uva
Why is uva singular if English usually says grapes?