capitalizationoffice:office" />( P- Q$ ]. B! t$ d0 D
many words that are capitalized in english are not capitalized in italian. these include: the days of the week, the months of the year, proper adjectives, a few proper nouns, and titles such as mr., mrs., and miss.; l2 ?. q9 G# j
arriva domenica. he is arriving on sunday./ b% D+ h- S0 b6 o1 y
il signor neri è italiano. mr. neri is italian.' _; _; ~0 z! v1 u% d3 Z$ e$ x9 I
gli americani sono industriosi. americans are industrious.) X- x& l4 H: O
apostrophe% N2 K3 Q! M1 h: R/ u& O
the apostrophe (l'apostrofo) is generally used to indicate the dropping of the final vowel before the word that follows it.
1 B7 e" A) R3 }) O- L! ~; U, I4 w l’amico instead of lo amico (the friend)
* U' e3 P. ?& e; x9 k l’automobile instead of la automobile (the automobile)
J6 X5 ]4 ?1 A( l9 G0 { un’università instead of una università (a university)9 {" i0 c' V$ `! g4 x& a6 ]2 Q
d’italia instead of di italia (of italy)8 I- X1 }* T' k, O2 W
dov’è instead of dove è (where is) |