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La dottoressa arriva sempre in anticipo.

La dottoressa arriva sempre in anticipo.
The doctor always arrives early.
From Lesson 82:Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La dottoressa arriva sempre in anticipo.

Why use in anticipo for "early" instead of presto?
Presto usually means "early in the day" (like waking up early in the morning). In anticipo specifically means "ahead of schedule" or "early for an appointment". Since the doctor is arriving ahead of her expected time, in anticipo is the correct phrase to use.
Why does sempre come after the verb (arriva sempre) instead of before?
In Italian, adverbs of frequency like sempre (always) and mai (never) usually go directly after the verb. While in English we say "always arrives", Italian flips this to "arrives always" (arriva sempre).
Why is the feminine form dottoressa and not just "dottora"?
Professions and titles that end in -ore for masculine (like dottore or professore) typically change to -essa for feminine. That gives us la dottoressa (the female doctor) and la professoressa (the female professor).
How would I say "Every doctor always arrives early" using this lesson's grammar?
You have two options! You can use ogni with the singular noun (no article): Ogni dottoressa arriva sempre in anticipo. Or, you can use tutte with the plural noun and its definite article: Tutte le dottoresse arrivano sempre in anticipo.

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