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La scienza spiega il mondo.

La scienza spiega il mondo.
Science explains the world.
From Lesson 149:A scuola (school subjects)·Italian

Breakdown of La scienza spiega il mondo.

il mondo
the world
spiegare
to explain
la scienza
the science

Questions & Answers about La scienza spiega il mondo.

Why is there a La before scienza when the English translation is just "Science"?
In Italian, when you talk about a general concept, a broad category, or an abstract noun (like science, love, or time), you almost always need to use the definite article (il, la, etc.). So, "Science" in a general, broad sense becomes la scienza.
How do you pronounce scienza? Is the i pronounced?
The i in scienza is silent. In Italian, the combination sci makes a "sh" sound (like in the English word "ship"). The i is just there for historical spelling reasons, so the word is pronounced roughly like "SHEN-tsa".
The verb is spiega (explains). Are there any spelling traps with this verb?
Yes! It comes from the verb spiegare. Because it ends in -gare, you have to add an h in the tu (you) and noi (we) forms to keep the "g" sound hard. So it becomes tu spieghi and noi spieghiamo. For lui/lei (he/she/it), it remains a normal spiega.
Is there a trick to remembering that spiegare means "to explain"?
Yes! The root word is piegare, which means "to fold". In Italian, adding an s- to the beginning of a word often reverses its meaning. So, spiegare literally translates to "to unfold" — which makes perfect sense when you are unfolding a complicated topic to explain it to someone!

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