Word
Con questo macchinario, analizziamo l'urina in poche ore.
Meaning
With this machine, we analyze the urine in a few hours.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Con questo macchinario, analizziamo l'urina in poche ore.
questo
this (masculine)
poco
little, few, not very
con
with
l'ora
the hour (f)
Questions & Answers about Con questo macchinario, analizziamo l'urina in poche ore.
Why do we use in for in poche ore? Would tra or fra work?
Why use macchinario instead of macchina?
While macchina means machine (and very often car), macchinario refers to complex machinery, industrial equipment, or medical apparatus. It sounds much more natural here for specialized lab equipment.
Why is poco written as poche here?
Does analizziamo refer to an action happening right now or a general rule?
In this context, the present tense analizziamo expresses a general fact or capability of the machine (we analyze). The Italian present tense is very versatile and frequently used to describe how things generally work, not just what is happening at this exact second.