"The period goes from October to December."

Translation: Il periodo va da ottobre a dicembre.

[tango-alpha]

I feel like I'm never going to get all the da de dell' delle, etc. variations. Why is this not d'ottobre?

[Briguy84]

It is well known that prepositions in Italian are very confusing to get right or wrap your head around it completely

[Viaggiatore]

"Da" means "from". It doesn't contract to "d'."

[tango-alpha]

Got it, thank you. D'ottobre would mean of October then?

[RiccardoCa33]

Yes! As in "La rivoluzione d'ottobre" (the revolution of October), some Russian history thing I learnt in high school

[Viaggiatore]

That's how I would read it.

[Naseem200170]

But I thought we were suppose to contract based on gender and amount. There for I thought the answer would have been dall'ottobre.

da+il = dal
da+l' = dall'
da+lo = dallo
da+i = dai
da+gli = dagli
da + la = dalla
da + le = dalle

[Erated8]

But It's Not "The October", It's Just "October".

[ChristineH636916]

Thank you!!!

[Erated8]

But In Many Cases "From" And "Of" Mean The Same Thing.

[Sebafleb]

What does 'di' mean then?

[mangoHero1]

Di means OF and Da means FROM. There's really only a slight difference.

[Erated8]

Yeah That Sounds Like They Mean The Same Thing To Me.

[TessFlanag]

We would never say this translation in English! More common would be 'The period is from October to December' or 'The period runs from October to December' Apart from the fact that in the Uk we do not very commonly use the word 'period' to denote a certain amount of time anyway, unlike American English. Not sure if this is of interest to anyone but maybe useful if British English is not your first language?

[Leo_Brown_]

I wonder if in italian it's a bit strange also? I tried the following:
"il periodo giri da ottobre a dicembre"

Translated as:
"the period runs from October to December"

This seems more natural (but was not accepted)

[slim1958]

At the more advanced level, many hints are wrong or misleading. This disallows progression and causes increased disinterest and the desire to persure other language apps. In other words....get it right or I'm moving on to another app of this kind...

[ValeriePenka]

Why not dall'ottobre?

[Sebafleb]

That would mean 'from the October'

[Megan_Doherty]

"Dall'ottobre" would be a compound of "da la ottobre" (from October), but it uses the feminine definitive article. "Ottobre" is masculine. The masculine would be "dal ottobre," but Duolingo doesn't seem to use the definitive article at all with months. It offers the translation "da ottobre" as the correct one for this sentence.

[Erated8]

Dall' Is A Compound Of Da L', And L' Can Be Short For Either La, Or Lo, And Lo Would Be The Correct Article In This Situation, As 'Ottobre' Starts With A Vowel, However It's Not Used Because You Say "From October", Not "From The October". You Might Say "From The Month Of October", But Usually Just "From October" Works.

[Raltso]

What does period mean in this sentence. Is it the cycle or something else. Please clarify.

[DanielCuev5]

The cycle

[Raltso]

Which cycle

[Briguy84]

A cycle of time. For instance: "The jazz period in music was revolutionary because it infused...." or "A period in WWII saw so much destruction....."

Hope this helps

[marygbaker]

Is dal ottobre al dicembre actually wrong, or just duolingo wrong?

[RiccardoCa33]

Actually wrong... Dal is da + il (from + the) and months don't take an article...

[marygbaker]

Thanks, RiccardoCa33!

[Daniel726727]

Can someone tell me why we can't use tra/fra in this case?

[Erated8]

Doesn't "Tra" Mean "Between" Or "Within"?

[slim1958]

Getting sick of the wrong hints. I've downloaded another laguage app. Totaly frustrated.

[slim1958]

Another wrong hint. You guys stink! Finishing my lesson as a matter of principal....then GOODBYE!

[ore_mozes]

I am somehow still confused about the difference of "va" and "viene". May someone help me?

[Ursu_Brun]

"va" = "goes" (here, the period goes from... to...), while "viene" = "comes, arrives" (as a synonym with "arriva") or "is from" (lui viene da Roma)