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Alla fine dell'esperimento misuriamo la temperatura.

Alla fine dell'esperimento misuriamo la temperatura.
At the end of the experiment we measure the temperature.
From Lesson 156:Result conjunctions (quindi, perciò, dunque)·Italian

Breakdown of Alla fine dell'esperimento misuriamo la temperatura.

l'esperimento
the experiment (m)
la temperatura
the temperature
misurare
to measure
la fine
the end

Questions & Answers about Alla fine dell'esperimento misuriamo la temperatura.

Why is it dell'esperimento and not just di esperimento?
In Italian, you usually need a definite article (the) before a noun. Because esperimento is a masculine noun starting with a vowel, it takes the article l'. When you combine the preposition di (of) with l', they merge into the combined preposition dell'.
Why do we use alla in the phrase alla fine?
The phrase for 'at the end' is alla fine. It is formed by combining the preposition a (at) with the feminine definite article la. This shows us that the word fine (end) is a feminine noun in this context.
Wait, aren't Italian nouns ending in -e usually masculine?
Nouns ending in -e can actually be either masculine or feminine, so you just have to memorize their gender as you learn them! La fine (the end) is feminine. As a bonus tip: il fine also exists as a masculine noun, but it changes meaning to 'the goal' or 'the purpose'.
Could misuriamo translate to 'we will measure' here?
Yes! While misuriamo is the present tense (we measure), Italians frequently use the present tense for near-future actions or planned sequences, like the upcoming steps of a science experiment.

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