Il salumiere pesa il formaggio e poi mi dà lo scontrino.

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Breakdown of Il salumiere pesa il formaggio e poi mi dà lo scontrino.

• mi: me
• dare: to give
• poi: then

Questions & Answers about Il salumiere pesa il formaggio e poi mi dà lo scontrino.

What exactly does salumiere mean?

Salumiere is the person who sells cured meats, cheese, and similar products at a deli or food counter. In this sentence, it is best understood as the deli clerk or the deli worker.

It comes from salumi, which are cured meat products such as salami, ham, and so on.

Why is there il before both salumiere and formaggio?

Il is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

So:

• il salumiere = the deli clerk
• il formaggio = the cheese

Italian often uses the definite article in places where English might also use the, but sometimes Italian uses it even where English might sound more natural with some or no article at all. In this sentence, il formaggio refers to the cheese being bought, so the cheese is a natural translation.

What form is pesa?

Pesa is the third-person singular present tense of pesare, which means to weigh.

So:

• io peso = I weigh
• tu pesi = you weigh
• lui / lei pesa = he / she weighs

Here, the subject is il salumiere, so pesa means he weighs.

Why is there no subject pronoun like ?