L'avversario prepara il gioco da tavolo.

to prepare

Breakdown of L'avversario prepara il gioco da tavolo.

• il gioco da tavolo: the board game
• l'avversario: the opponent

Questions & Answers about L'avversario prepara il gioco da tavolo.

Why is L'avversario written with an apostrophe?

Because lo is the masculine singular definite article used before certain consonant sounds, and before a vowel it usually shortens to l'.

So:

• lo avversario → l'avversario

This is called elision. Italian does this to make pronunciation smoother.

A few related examples:

• lo studente
• l'amico
• l'uomo

So l'avversario means the opponent, with l' standing for the article.

What does avversario mean exactly, and is it always used for sports?

Avversario means opponent, adversary, or sometimes rival, depending on context.

It is common in:

• sports
• games
• competitions
• debates or conflicts

So it is not limited to sports. In this sentence, it simply refers to the person on the other side, likely in a game situation.

Why is there il before gioco da tavolo?