Il preventivo include l'isolamento.

to include

Breakdown of Il preventivo include l'isolamento.

• il preventivo: the cost estimate; quote
• l'isolamento: the insulation

Questions & Answers about Il preventivo include l'isolamento.

What does preventivo mean here? Is it related to English preventive?

No. In this sentence, preventivo means a quote, estimate, or cost estimate, especially for work, repairs, or services.

It is a false friend for English speakers because it looks like preventive, but it does not mean that here.

So:

• il preventivo = the quote / the estimate

A very common real-life use is when someone asks a company for pricing and receives un preventivo.

Why is it il preventivo and not some other article?

Because preventivo is a masculine singular noun.

In Italian, singular masculine nouns often take:

• il before most consonants
• lo before certain consonant clusters
• l' before a vowel

Since preventivo starts with p followed by a normal vowel-consonant pattern, the correct article is il:

• il preventivo

Why is it l'isolamento instead of il isolamento?