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Lavoro a Roma per una settimana.

Lavoro a Roma per una settimana.
I work in Rome for a week.
From Lesson 49:Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Lavoro a Roma per una settimana.

Why do we use per in this sentence?
In Italian, per is used to express duration, just like 'for' in English. Here, per una settimana means 'for a week', showing how long the work in Rome will last.
Why does the sentence say a Roma instead of 'in Roma'?
In Italian, you use the preposition a before the names of cities and towns. Even though we say 'in Rome' in English, Italian requires a Roma. You generally only use the preposition in for countries, regions, and continents, like in Italia.
Where is the word for 'I'?
The ending of the verb lavoro already tells us that 'I' am doing the action. In Italian, subject pronouns like io are usually dropped unless you need to add special emphasis or clear up confusion.
Why is it una settimana and not un settimana?
The word settimana ends in -a, which usually means it is a feminine noun. Therefore, it needs the feminine word for 'a' or 'one', which is una.

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