No. 8 in Italian
della
"Della" means "of the" or "about the" (feminine singular) in English.
In a sentence
Ho bisogno della tua assistenza.
I need your assistance.
In this sentence, "della" is a contracted form of the preposition "di" (of) and the feminine singular article "la" (the), used here to indicate possession or association.
Lei viene dalla città di Firenze.
She comes from the city of Florence.
Here, "dalla" is a form of "della" where the preposition "di" is replaced by "da" (from), but it follows the same grammatical rule as a contraction before the article "la".
Abbiamo parlato della situazione attuale.
We talked about the current situation.
In this example, "della" again contracts "di" and "la," showing a specific topic or subject being referred to.
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