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Le donne lavorano alle casse veloci.

Le donne lavorano alle casse veloci.
The women work at the fast checkouts.
From Lesson 46:Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)·Italian

Breakdown of Le donne lavorano alle casse veloci.

la donna
the woman
veloce
fast
lavorare
to work
a
to / at
la cassa
the checkout

Questions & Answers about Le donne lavorano alle casse veloci.

Why do we use alle here instead of just a?
In Italian, when the preposition a (at) is followed by a definite article like le (the), they merge into one word. Because casse (checkouts) is a feminine plural noun, it takes the article le. Combining a + le gives us alle (at the).
Why does veloci end in -i when casse is feminine?
The singular form of the adjective for fast is veloce. Adjectives that end in -e in the singular are special: their plural form always ends in -i, whether they are describing masculine or feminine nouns. Therefore, the feminine plural is casse veloci.
How do we form the verb lavorano?
It comes from the regular verb lavorare (to work). Because Le donne (The women) represents a they subject, we take the dictionary form, drop the -are ending, and add the they ending -ano to get lavorano.
Is casse a regular plural noun?
Yes. The singular form is cassa, which means a checkout, till, or cash register. Since it is a feminine noun ending in -a, its plural ending changes to an -e, making it casse.

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