Breakdown of Bevo un succo d'arancia.
un
a / an (masculine)
l'arancia
the orange (f)
di
of, from
bere
to drink
il succo
the juice
Questions & Answers about Bevo un succo d'arancia.
Why does the verb bere (to drink) become bevo here?
Bere is a highly irregular verb. Instead of just dropping the ending from the infinitive, it uses an older root, bev-, for its present tense forms. That is why "I drink" is bevo.
Why is it succo d'arancia instead of using an adjective like "orange juice" in English?
In Italian, you generally cannot stack nouns together or use a fruit name directly as an adjective. Instead, you connect the two nouns with the preposition di (of). You are literally saying "juice of orange".
Why does di change to d' in this sentence?
The preposition di drops its i and takes an apostrophe when the very next word starts with a vowel, such as arancia. This makes the phrase flow much more smoothly when spoken aloud.
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