Learn Italian: Oggigiorno si viaggia in poche ore. - Nowadays one travels in a few hours.

Oggigiorno si viaggia in poche ore.

Nowadays one travels in a few hours.

Breakdown of Oggigiorno si viaggia in poche ore.

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Questions & Answers about Oggigiorno si viaggia in poche ore.

Why does this sentence use in instead of tra or fra?

The preposition in is used here because it describes the amount of time it takes to complete the action (the journey takes a few hours). If you used tra or fra, the sentence would mean that the traveling will start a few hours from now, rather than taking a few hours to complete.

Could I say la gente viaggia instead of si viaggia?

Yes, la gente viaggia (people travel) means roughly the same thing. However, the impersonal si construction used here (si viaggia) is a very natural and common way in Italian to state general facts that apply to everyone, translating closely to the English 'one travels'.

Why is poche spelled with an h here?

Poco (few/little) acts as an adjective in this sentence, so it must agree with the feminine plural noun ore (hours). The feminine plural of poco is poche. The h is inserted to preserve the hard 'k' sound from the masculine singular form.

Is oggigiorno always written as one word?

Yes, oggigiorno (nowadays) is always written as a single word. It is a fusion of oggi (today) and giorno (day) that has become a standard single adverb in modern Italian.