Word
Lo trasmettono alla radio, questo programma?
Meaning
Are they broadcasting it on the radio, this program?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Lo trasmettono alla radio, questo programma?
questo
this (masculine)
alla
to the / at the (feminine singular)
il programma
the program
lo
him/it (direct object)
Questions & Answers about Lo trasmettono alla radio, questo programma?
Why is there a lo before the verb if the object questo programma is already at the end of the sentence?
Since programma ends in -a, shouldn't the sentence use the feminine pronoun la and questa?
Why do we use alla radio instead of sulla radio to say 'on the radio'?
In Italian, the preposition a is used with mediums of broadcasting. You hear things alla radio and watch things alla televisione. If you used su (sulla radio), an Italian would think you are talking about something physically resting on top of the radio device.
Who is the subject of trasmettono (they broadcast) in this context?