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Oggi riceviamo una buona pagella!

Oggi riceviamo una buona pagella!
Today we receive a good report card!
From Lesson 146:Forms of 'good' (buon, buono, buona)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Oggi riceviamo una buona pagella!

Why do we use buona here instead of a shortened form like buon?
The adjective buono changes its shape depending on the gender of the noun and the letter it starts with. Because pagella is a feminine noun starting with a consonant, we use the standard feminine form buona. We only shorten it to buon' before feminine nouns that start with a vowel.
Why does buona come before pagella? I thought adjectives usually follow the noun.
While most descriptive adjectives in Italian do go after the noun, a small group of very common adjectives are exceptions. Adjectives expressing basic qualities like buono (good), bello (beautiful), and cattivo (bad) typically come before the noun they describe.
Which verb does riceviamo come from, and is it regular?
It comes from ricevere (to receive), which is a completely regular verb in the present tense. To form the 'we' version, you drop the -ere and add the standard ending -iamo, making riceviamo.
Does pagella mean any kind of report?
No, pagella specifically means a school report card showing a student's grades. If you were talking about a business report or a news report, you would use an entirely different word.

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