Breakdown of La posta ha spedito un pacchetto a casa mia.
un
a / an (masculine)
la casa
house
avere
to have
mio
my
Questions & Answers about La posta ha spedito un pacchetto a casa mia.
How does the word pacchetto get its meaning?
Pacchetto is made by taking the root noun pacco (package) and adding the diminutive suffix -etto to mean "small package". Notice the spelling: because pacco has a hard "c" sound (like "k"), we add an "h" before the suffix to make pacchetto. Without the "h", it would be pronounced with a soft "ch" sound.
Why is it a casa mia instead of alla mia casa?
In Italian, the word casa (home or house) usually drops the definite article (the la) when you use a possessive adjective with it. Furthermore, in the very common phrase for "to my house" or "at my home", the possessive (mia) is placed after the noun instead of before it.
Does la posta mean "the mail" or "the post office"?
Why does spedire (to send) use avere (ha spedito) in the past tense?