"In the afternoon"
Translation:Di pomeriggio
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Previous sentences use "nel pomeriggio" instead of "di pomerggio" to mean "in the afternoon."
di - is primarily used to mean "IN" with seasons and parts of the day
Examples = Time of the day 1) in the morning - di mattina, 2) in the evening - di sera 3) in the afternoon - di pomeriggio 4) in the night - di notte
Examples = Seasons 1) in winter - d'inverno, 2) in summer - d'estate 3) in autumn -d’autunno 4) in spring - la primavera
In used with an article such as il (nel), la,(nella) le,(nelle) i(nei), lo(nello) , gli (negli) are used when talking about where someone or something is
and then of course there is In, used without an artcile
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But how did you know this and why isn't DL explaining the instances and differences before giving us these lessons? We have not really been taught how to distinguish and seem to be "thrown to the wolves" so to speak in our lessons! It is quite disheartening.
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Why a gennaio, a maggio etc? Why not di gennaio, di maggio? (Please excuse my spelling... Beginner here =))
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Some additional information, which folks may find useful:
https://dante-learning.com/eng/preposizioni-di-tempo-italian-prepositions-of-time-premium-podcast
Nouns ending in -o are usually masculine. I find this article very helpful: http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa051000a.htm