Breakdown of Ieri abbiamo visto un programma in televisione.
un
a / an (masculine)
avere
to have
in
in / made of (material)
la televisione
television
Questions & Answers about Ieri abbiamo visto un programma in televisione.
Wait, what verb does visto come from?
It comes from vedere (to see). Vedere has an irregular past participle, so instead of following the normal rule and ending in "-uto", it becomes visto.
Why is it un programma? Doesn't the "-a" ending mean it should be feminine, like una programma?
Why does the sentence use in televisione instead of a word for "on"?
Prepositions rarely translate directly between languages! While in English we watch things "on television," Italians watch things "in television." You will also hear people shorten this to in TV.