Question 1

Why do we use entro here instead of per or da to mean "by"?

Accepted Answer

Entro is the specific Italian preposition for a deadline, meaning "no later than" a certain time or date. English uses "by", but in Italian, da means "since" or "from", and per is typically used for a duration of time (like "for three days").

Question 2

Why use a causa della instead of just saying perché la crisi finanziaria?

Accepted Answer

Perché means "because" and must be followed by a subject and a verb (e.g., "because the crisis is bad"). A causa di means "because of" or "due to" and is followed directly by a noun. Here, di combines with la to form della.

Question 3

Crisi ends in -i, so why does it use the feminine singular article la (inside della)?

Accepted Answer

Crisi is an exception to the usual noun endings. Nouns ending in -isi are feminine, and they are invariable, meaning they don't change in the plural. So it is la crisi (singular) and le crisi (plural).

Question 4

Does bilancio mean the same thing as a physical scale for weighing things?

Accepted Answer

No, il bilancio refers specifically to a financial "balance sheet", "budget", or a figurative "assessment". If you want to talk about a physical weighing scale, you need to use the feminine noun la bilancia.

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