Breakdown of Scrivo una frase in italiano.
una
a / an (feminine)
italiano
Italian
in
in / made of (material)
scrivere
to write
la frase
the sentence
Questions & Answers about Scrivo una frase in italiano.
Does frase mean "phrase" or "sentence"?
In Italian, una frase almost always means a complete "sentence." It's a false friend for English speakers! If you want to talk about a "phrase" (a small group of words), you would usually use un'espressione.
Why is it in italiano instead of nell'italiano?
When you talk about doing something in a specific language (like writing, speaking, or reading), you just use the simple preposition in without the definite article. So you say in italiano, in inglese, in spagnolo, and so on.
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