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La finestra del bagno è rotta.

La finestra del bagno è rotta.
The bathroom window is broken.
From Lesson 48:Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La finestra del bagno è rotta.

Why is it phrased as finestra del bagno instead of just translating "bathroom window"?
English often puts two nouns together (like "bathroom" + "window"). Italian doesn't do this. Instead, you have to connect them with di (of), literally saying "the window of the bathroom".
Why does the sentence use del instead of di il?
In Italian, you never put di (of) and il (the) next to each other as separate words. They always combine to form the single word del (of the). This combined word is called an articulated preposition.
How do I know to use del and not another form like dello or della here?
The combined word matches the "the" article of the noun that follows it. Bagno is a masculine word starting with a regular consonant (b), so its article is il. When you combine di + il, you get del.
Why does rotta end in an -a?
The adjective rotta (broken) describes la finestra (the window). Because finestra is a feminine noun, the describing word must match it by ending in -a rather than the masculine -o (rotto).

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