Word
Seguo il consiglio del medico.
Meaning
I follow the doctor's advice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Seguo il consiglio del medico.
il medico
the doctor
seguire
to follow
del
of the; than the (di + il)
il consiglio
the (piece of) advice
Questions & Answers about Seguo il consiglio del medico.
"Advice" is uncountable in English. Is consiglio uncountable in Italian too?
Why do we use del medico instead of just di medico?
To say "the doctor's advice" in Italian, we literally say "the advice of the doctor". Because it refers to a specific doctor, we need the definite article il. When the preposition di (of) combines with il (the), they merge into the single word del.
Is seguo a regular verb?
What is the difference between medico and dottore?
They are often used interchangeably when talking about health. However, medico specifically means a medical doctor or physician. Dottore is technically a title for anyone who has graduated from a university, though in everyday conversation it is the most common way to call for a doctor.