No. 618 in Italian
sulla
"Sulla" means "on the" or "about the" (feminine singular).
In a sentence
La tazza è sulla tavola.
The cup is on the table.
Here, 'sulla' is a contraction of 'su' (on) and 'la' (the), indicating location on a specific feminine singular noun, 'tavola' (table).
Ho letto un articolo sulla storia dell'arte.
I read an article about the history of art.
In this example, 'sulla' combines 'su' (on/about) with 'la' (the) to introduce a topic, in this case, 'storia dell'arte' (history of art).
La pioggia scivola silenziosa sulla finestra.
The rain silently slides across the window.
Here, 'sulla' again combines 'su' (on) and 'la' (the) to denote a physical movement or effect happening in contact with 'finestra' (window).
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