Breakdown of Il quotidiano a cui scriviamo conferma l'argomento.
scrivere
to write
a
to / at
l'argomento
the topic (m)
cui
whom / which
Questions & Answers about Il quotidiano a cui scriviamo conferma l'argomento.
Why do we use a cui here instead of just che?
We use che for 'who' or 'which' when there is no preposition. But because we write to a newspaper (scrivere a), we need the preposition a. When 'which' follows a preposition, Italian replaces che with cui. So a cui literally means 'to which'.
In English, we say 'the newspaper we are writing to'. Why does the Italian put a before cui?
I thought quotidiano meant 'daily'. Why is it used as a noun here?
Does l'argomento mean 'the argument'?
No, argomento is a classic false friend! It actually means 'topic' or 'subject'. If you want to talk about a verbal fight or an argument, you would use a word like discussione or litigio.