Breakdown of Gli uomini mangiano nella baita, e i ragazzi in quella di Anna.
il ragazzo
the boy
l'uomo
the man (m)
e
and
quello
that
in
in / made of (material)
di
of, from
Anna
Anna
mangiare
to eat
nella
in the (in + la)
la baita
the mountain cabin
Questions & Answers about Gli uomini mangiano nella baita, e i ragazzi in quella di Anna.
Why do we use quella here instead of just saying di Anna?
In Italian, to express 'Anna's' without repeating the noun, you use a demonstrative pronoun plus di. Since it replaces la baita, which is a feminine singular noun, we use quella. Literally, this translates to 'that of Anna'.
Why is it nella baita but just in quella? Doesn't in combine with the following word?
The preposition in only combines with definite articles, like la to make nella. Because quella is a demonstrative pronoun and not an article, the preposition stays separate as in quella.
Is it normal to leave out the verb in the second half of the sentence (e i ragazzi in quella di Anna)?
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