Breakdown of Registravo le canzoni dalla radio.
da
from, at (someone's place) / by (oneself), on one's own
la canzone
the song
la
her/it (direct object)
la radio
the radio
Questions & Answers about Registravo le canzoni dalla radio.
Why does the translation say 'I used to record' and use registravo?
The verb registravo is in the imperfetto (imperfect) tense. We use this tense for ongoing actions or repeated habits in the past. Translating it as 'I used to record' perfectly captures that this was a regular habit, rather than a one-time event. The ending -avo tells us it is the 'I' form for a regular -are verb, coming from registrare (to record).
I thought words ending in -i were masculine plural. Why does canzoni use the feminine plural article le?
What words are combined to make dalla?
Dalla is a combination of the preposition da (from) and the definite article la (the). Because radio is feminine singular, we use la, and merging them gives us dalla (from the).
Wait, if radio ends in -o, shouldn't it be a masculine noun?