No. 22 in Italian
alle
"Alle" is the contraction of "a" (to/at) and "le" (the, feminine plural).
In a sentence
Ci vediamo alle tre.
We will meet at three o'clock.
In this sentence, 'alle' refers to a specific time, particularly indicating 'at a certain hour' by combining 'a' (to/at) with 'le' (the plural feminine article referring to the hours).
Andiamo alle montagne.
We are going to the mountains.
Here, 'alle' means 'to the', where 'a' (to) is combined with 'le' (the plural feminine article) specifying a movement towards a plural feminine noun.
La riunione alle quali parteciparono tutti fu un successo.
The meeting to which everyone participated was a success.
In this example, 'alle' is part of the prepositional phrase 'alle quali,' meaning 'to which,' and it establishes a relative clause providing additional information about the subject. It is the combination of 'a' (to) with 'le' (the plural feminine article) used with 'quali' (which) as a plural feminine relative pronoun.
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