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Con la proroga, possiamo consegnare la ricevuta entro venerdì.

Con la proroga, possiamo consegnare la ricevuta entro venerdì.
With the extension, we can deliver the receipt by Friday.
From Lesson 297:Deadlines (entro)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Con la proroga, possiamo consegnare la ricevuta entro venerdì.

Why do we use entro here to say "by Friday"? Can I use fino a?
Entro is used specifically for deadlines, meaning "by" or "no later than". If you used fino a (until), it would imply a continuous action, meaning you would be in the process of delivering the receipt continuously until Friday, which doesn't make sense here!
What kind of extension is a proroga?
Proroga specifically refers to an extension of time or a postponement of a deadline. You will see this word a lot in Italian bureaucracy, such as when an office extends the deadline to pay a tax or submit a form.
Why is it just entro venerdì and not entro il venerdì?
In Italian, if you add the definite article il before a day of the week, it changes the meaning to a recurring event (like "on Fridays" or "every Friday"). Leaving the article out means you are talking about this specific upcoming Friday.
I sometimes mix up ricevuta and ricetta. How can I remember which is which?
Ricevuta is a "receipt" (proof of payment), which makes sense because it comes directly from the verb ricevere (to receive). Ricetta, on the other hand, means either a cooking "recipe" or a doctor's "prescription".

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