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Cerco l'informazione su internet.

Cerco l'informazione su internet.
I look for the information on the internet.
From Lesson 69:Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Cerco l'informazione su internet.

Why isn't there a word for "for" after Cerco?
In Italian, the verb cercare means "to look for" or "to search for" all by itself. You don't need to add a preposition like per after it. So, cerco l'informazione means "I look for the information."
Why is it l'informazione with an apostrophe?
Informazione is a feminine noun that starts with a vowel. The singular feminine word for "the" is normally la, but when the noun starts with a vowel, it drops the "a" and becomes l' to make it flow better when speaking.
Is "information" countable in Italian? Could I say le informazioni?
Yes! In English, "information" is usually uncountable (we don't say "informations"). But in Italian, it is countable. Un'informazione is a single piece of information, and le informazioni is the plural. Here, the speaker is looking for one specific piece of information, so it is singular.
Why do we say su internet and not just use in?
Just like in English where we say "on the internet", Italian uses su (on). Notice that Italian doesn't use the word "the" here either—it's simply su internet, treating "internet" almost like a proper name or a general concept.
How would I say "I looked for the information" in the past tense?
You would use the passato prossimo (the past tense you are learning now). The verb cercare has a regular past participle: cercato. Since it takes avere (to have) as its helper verb, you would say: Ho cercato l'informazione su internet.

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