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Mangio la frutta la mattina.

Mangio la frutta la mattina.
I eat fruit in the morning.
From Lesson 65:Meals and eating (fare colazione, pranzare)·Italian

Breakdown of Mangio la frutta la mattina.

mangiare
to eat
la mattina
the morning
la frutta
the fruit

Questions & Answers about Mangio la frutta la mattina.

Why is there no word for "I" before mangio?
In Italian, you usually don't need to use subject pronouns like io (I) because the ending of the verb already tells you who is doing the action. The -o ending in mangio means it can only be "I eat". You would only add io for emphasis.
Why does the sentence say la frutta (the fruit) when the English translation just says "fruit"?
In Italian, when you talk about a general category or something as a whole, you need to use the definite article (the words for "the", like la or il). Since you are talking about eating fruit in general, it becomes la frutta.
Why does la mattina translate to "in the morning"? Shouldn't there be a word for "in"?
To say that you do something regularly during a part of the day, Italian often just uses the definite article directly before the time of day. So, la mattina literally means "the morning", but here it translates to "in the morning" or "every morning".
What is the difference between la frutta and il frutto?
La frutta is a collective word used to talk about fruit in general. Il frutto refers to a single, specific piece of fruit, like one apple or one banana. Because you are eating fruit as a general type of food here, we use la frutta.

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