Breakdown of La primaria ha votato per la cancelliera.
avere
to have
per
for / in order to / because of
votare
to vote
la primaria
the female head physician
Questions & Answers about La primaria ha votato per la cancelliera.
La primaria usually means primary school in my experience. How does it mean head physician here?
What is the rule for forming the feminine of chancellor, la cancelliera?
Are modern feminine forms like la primaria and la cancelliera widely accepted in Italian now?
Yes, they are highly standard today. While Italy is still in a transitional phase where a few people might still use il primario for a woman, these feminine forms are officially recommended and heavily used in journalism. La cancelliera, for example, became universally accepted in the Italian press when referring to Angela Merkel.
Why doesn't the past participle votato agree with the feminine subject La primaria and become votata?