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Un buon impegno porta un buon risultato.

Un buon impegno porta un buon risultato.
A good effort brings a good result.
From Lesson 148:Forms of 'good' (buon, buono, buona)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Un buon impegno porta un buon risultato.

Why do we use buon instead of buono before both words?
The adjective buono (good) drops its final -o when it comes right before a masculine singular noun starting with a vowel (like impegno) or most normal consonants (like risultato). You only keep the full buono before masculine nouns starting with tricky consonant sounds like s + consonant (like buono studente), z, gn, or ps.
Why is there no apostrophe in buon impegno? Doesn't impegno start with a vowel?
Good catch! For masculine words, dropping the final vowel never uses an apostrophe. This is the exact same reason we write un impegno instead of un' impegno. We only use an apostrophe for the feminine form buona when it loses its vowel before a noun starting with a vowel (like una buon'idea).
Wait, doesn't porta mean 'door'?
It does when it is a noun (la porta). But here, it is a verb! It is the 'he/she/it' form of the verb portare, which means 'to bring' or 'to carry'. In this sentence, it translates to 'brings'.
Is impegno the standard word for 'effort'?
Impegno is a very useful word that translates to 'commitment', 'appointment', or 'effort' (in the sense of applying yourself to a task). If you mean 'effort' as in physical strain, you would usually use sforzo. Here, applying good commitment or effort (impegno) brings a good result.

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