Days, Months & Dates

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Days of the week are masculine and do not take a capital letter in Italian. They are invariable in the plural.

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Has an acute accent on the final 'ì' and remains unchanged in the plural.

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Use the contracted article 'di' or simple day name to mean 'on Wednesdays' (e.g., mercoledì = on Wednesday).

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Using the definite article 'il' before the day implies a habitual action (every Thursday).

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Like all days ending in a stressed vowel, it does not change in the plural.

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Unlike the other days, sabato takes a standard plural form: i sabati.

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Domenica is feminine and takes the plural 'le domeniche'.

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Regular masculine noun ending in -o.

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Regular feminine noun ending in -a.

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Masculine noun ending in -e.

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Note the plural article 'gli' before 'anni' due to the starting vowel.

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Months are lowercase in Italian, just like days.

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Use the preposition 'a' (or 'in') to say 'in [month]'.

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Regular masculine month name.

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Takes l' because it starts with a vowel.

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High-frequency spring month.

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Common summer starting month.

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Masculine noun.

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Notice 'ad agosto' uses a euphonic 'd' before a vowel.

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Autumn transition month.

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Starts with a vowel, hence l'.

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Standard masculine noun.

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Final winter month.

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Used to ask for specific calendar dates.

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Compound word: compiere (to complete) + anno (year).