Breakdown of I cataloghi vengono aggiornati dall'editore ogni mese.
il mese
the month
venire
to come
ogni
every
aggiornare
to update
da
by (agent of a passive verb)
il catalogo
the catalogue
l'editore
the publisher
Questions & Answers about I cataloghi vengono aggiornati dall'editore ogni mese.
Why is the plural of catalogo spelled cataloghi with an 'h'?
Most masculine nouns ending in -go add an 'h' in the plural to become -ghi, keeping the hard 'g' sound. The general rule states that if the spoken stress falls on the third-to-last syllable (like ca-TA-lo-go), the plural should drop the 'h' and become -gi. However, words ending in -logo that refer to inanimate objects (like catalogo or dialogo) are exceptions. They keep the 'h', making the plural cataloghi.
Why does the sentence use vengono instead of sono for "are"?
In Italian, the passive voice can be formed using venire instead of essere. Using vengono (from venire) instead of sono is very common when describing a dynamic action or a repeated process, like updating catalogues every month. It emphasizes the action happening rather than the finished state.
Does editore mean "editor"?
No, editore is a classic false friend! It actually means publisher. If you want to talk about an editor, you would use a word like redattore (for articles) or curatore (for books).
Why do we use dall' before editore?
In passive sentences, the agent (the one doing the action) is always introduced by the preposition da (by). Here, it combines with the definite article l' required before the vowel in editore to form the articulated preposition dall' (by the).
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