Breakdown of Lo specchio vecchio è nell'armadio.
essere
to be
vecchio
old
lo specchio
the mirror
in
in / made of (material)
Questions & Answers about Lo specchio vecchio è nell'armadio.
Why do we use "nell'" instead of "in l'" for "in the"?
In Italian, the preposition in combines with the definite article ("the") that follows it to make one word. Since armadio starts with a vowel, it takes the article l'. When you combine in + l', it morphs into nell'.
Why is the article Lo used for specchio instead of Il?
Why is it specchio vecchio instead of vecchio specchio?
Why is there an accent mark on the word è?
The accent mark is required because it changes the meaning entirely! With the grave accent, è is the verb meaning "is". Without the accent, e simply means "and".