Youâre learning Italian and youâve noticed that a D may appear right after the conjunctions E and O or the preposition AâŚbut why does it happen?
đ Lo chiedo aD Anna
Well, the only purpose of this D is to separate the vowel sounds between the two words: a+D+Anna
- Ok, but why? (You might insist)
- Simply because it sounds better!
In fact, this D is called âeufonicaâ, a word that comes from the Ancient Greek meaning ânicely soundingâ.
Purists say that you should use the âD eufonicaâ only with two identical vowels, as in the example above (A+Anna) but in reality you can definitely hear somebody say: "Tu eD Anna".
Coming back to the question by a Twitter follower: Perchè non scrivi "Buona notte eD a domani" ?
This D is not compulsory and in đ eD a domani, the D doesnât sound nice to my taste for two reasons:
1. the repetition of the D sound
2. what follows is not a noun but a preposition
In a conversation, num. 2 can thus bring to the misunderstanding âe Da domaniâ [meaning: âand from tomorrowâ instead of âsee you tomorrowâ] or â but this is probably just me â "e Dado mani" [meaning: âand đ˛đâ]..
FINE
Purists say that you should use the âD eufonicaâ only with two identical vowels, as in the example above (A+Anna) but in reality you can definitely hear somebody say: "Tu eD Anna".
Coming back to the question by a Twitter follower: Perchè non scrivi "Buona notte eD a domani" ?
This D is not compulsory and in đ eD a domani, the D doesnât sound nice to my taste for two reasons:
1. the repetition of the D sound
2. what follows is not a noun but a preposition
In a conversation, num. 2 can thus bring to the misunderstanding âe Da domaniâ [meaning: âand from tomorrowâ instead of âsee you tomorrowâ] or â but this is probably just me â "e Dado mani" [meaning: âand đ˛đâ]..
FINE
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