Breakdown of Scarico un'app per imparare le lingue.
una
a / an (feminine)
per
for / in order to / because of
imparare
to learn
la lingua
the language
scaricare
to download
l'app
the app (short for l'applicazione) (f)
Questions & Answers about Scarico un'app per imparare le lingue.
Since this lesson is about the clitic ci, how would I change this sentence to say 'I download an app to learn languages with it'?
Why does un'app have an apostrophe? Is the word feminine?
Yes, app is treated as feminine in Italian because it is short for applicazione, which is a feminine noun. Because of this, it takes the feminine indefinite article una. Since app starts with a vowel, una drops its final letter and takes an apostrophe, becoming un'.
Why do we need per before imparare? Doesn't the infinitive already mean 'to learn'?
While the English infinitive often includes 'to', in this sentence 'to learn' specifically means 'in order to learn' (it shows the purpose of downloading the app). In Italian, you must use per plus the infinitive verb to express 'in order to'. Without per, the sentence would fall apart grammatically.
The verb scaricare means 'to download'. Does it have other common meanings?
Yes! Outside of computers and smartphones, scaricare literally means 'to unload' (like unloading a van) or even 'to dump' (like ending a romantic relationship). Its direct opposite is caricare, which means 'to load' physically, or 'to upload' digitally.
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