Questions & Answers about Quell'isola è molto piccola.
Why is it quell' instead of quella?
The word quello (that) changes its ending to match the noun it describes, acting just like the definite articles (the words for 'the'). Since isola is feminine and starts with a vowel, its 'the' form is l' (l'isola). Therefore, quella drops its last letter and takes an apostrophe to become quell' (quell'isola).
Why does the sentence use piccola instead of piccolo?
Adjectives in Italian must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because isola (island) is a feminine singular noun, the adjective piccolo (small) must change its ending to -a, becoming piccola.
Since isola is feminine, why doesn't molto change to molta?
Can I just say quella isola without the apostrophe?