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- "In November we open the jam."
"In November we open the jam."
Translation:A novembre apriamo la marmellata.
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I hope we finish by December, because if I remember correctly, we'll be drinking their beer then.
'In' and 'A' are both acceptable, however A would be more appropriate in this situation.
Why in this situation is "a" more appropriate? How do you know when "a" and "in" should be used?
Do you know why? And do you think that both should be accepted as we're learning this on Duolingo?
You don't use the personal pronoun "noi" because it is already included in "apriamo". Since "apriamo" means "we open", that would be like saying we we open. You may use "io" and "loro" instead of just "sono" in order to clarify if it isn't clear from context and you may use "lui" and "lei" to clarify, otherwise they aren't used much apparently.
It didn't take that for me either and the best I can tell is that you, like me, left an l out of marmellatta - it should have taken it and said "hey typo" because google translate figured it out (I get that it can't take if it is a completely different word), but that's my best guess. I didn't use noi (but that shouldn't matter) but I had to really analyze my answer to figure out what was different - a single l and I can't figure out how to tell when you're supposed to double and when not... or why it even matters - in spanish it changes the pronunciation, but in italian -l- -ll- and -gl- all sound EXACTLY the same to me... so I don't get it.
Because nel is a contraction of two italian words; namely, 'in + il' which is 'in + the'.
So 'nel novembre' means 'in the november' - this does not make sense in english or italian.
can someone please tell me what is the difference between "a", "di" and "in"?
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Would someone write the simple rule for using "A" versus "In" in their comment. I seem to have a mental block on this one. Need Help!
