Topic: Italian

"The woman cooks in the evening."

Translation:La donna cucina di sera.

July 25, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/alader

    Isn't la sera = the evening? Why "La donna cucina di sera" is wrong?

    July 25, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/ricky_clarkson

      It's not wrong, that's the given translation. I was wondering why 'di' and not 'da' though.

      September 8, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Ariaflame
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      di sera worked for me. Though I suspect if I'd used 'alla sera' that would also have worked.

      September 30, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/ffddff

        Apparently nella sera is also correct.

        February 15, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/livvy420

          difference between di and da?

          January 3, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/karlsefni

            • da is a preposition that, when used in temporal context, indicates the point in the timeline (i.e. the origin) since when an action starts happening.

            • di just gives you the time when something happens, not when it starts happening.

            I hope it's clear :P

            January 4, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/David_Eldred

              thanks, very clear and helpful

              May 5, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/inbalbrill
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              So why da is wrong for this sentence? I still dont understand. Also, I wrote dalla and it corected me to alla. Can someone explane the differece and why it is wrong?

              March 19, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/orre21

                I believe "da" means "from".

                April 11, 2014
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