Breakdown of Le analisi si fanno al mattino, e l’ambulatorio apre alle sette.
aprire
to open
e
and
il mattino
the morning
fare
to do
Questions & Answers about Le analisi si fanno al mattino, e l’ambulatorio apre alle sette.
What does le analisi mean here?
In this sentence, le analisi means the tests or the medical tests. In everyday Italian, analisi often refers to lab tests, especially things like blood tests.
A useful detail: analisi can be singular or plural depending on the article or context.
- l’analisi = the analysis / the test (singular)
- le analisi = the analyses / the tests (plural)
So here, because we have le, it is clearly plural.
Why is analisi plural if the word doesn’t change?
Because analisi is one of those Italian nouns whose form stays the same in the singular and plural.
You tell singular vs. plural from the article:
- l’analisi = singular
- le analisi = plural
This is similar to some English nouns that don’t change much in form, though in Italian it can feel surprising at first.
What does si fanno mean in this sentence?