Questions & Answers about La ragazza cammina con il suo cane.
Does con combine with the article il like other prepositions do?
You might remember that prepositions like a and in merge with articles (to make words like al or nel). The preposition con (with) usually stays separate from the article in everyday Italian. You might occasionally see con and il combined into col, but writing them separately as con il is standard and always correct.
If the girl is female, why use the masculine word suo for her?
Why is there an il before suo cane?
Unlike English, Italian almost always requires a definite article (like il or la) right before a possessive word. You literally have to say with the her dog. The only major exception is for singular family members, but pets do not fall under this exception!
Could cammina also mean she is walking?
Yes! In Italian, the simple present tense like cammina can translate to both she walks (a general habit) and she is walking (an action happening right now).