English Sentence:

The news that Marco was going to lose his job soon made me very sad.

Italian Translation:

La notizia che presto Marco avrebbe perso il lavoro mi rese molto triste.

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Words used:

la

1. the (feminine singular) 2. her (direct object pronoun) 3. you (formal)

Here: the (feminine singular)

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notizia f.   (Pl: notizie)

item of news

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che

1. who 2. what 3. which 4. that 5. than 6. and 7. how

Here: that

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presto

1. soon, early 2. Quick!, Hurry!

Here: soon

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avere

to have

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perdere

1. to lose 2. to waste (e.g. time) 3. to leak 4. to miss

Here: to lose

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il

the (masculine singular)

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lavoro m.   (Pl: lavori)

job, work, business

Here: job, work

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mi

me

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rendere

1. to make 2. to render 3. to yield, to be productive

Here: to make

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molto   (Pl: molti, Fem: molta, Pl Fem: molte)

1. much 2. very 3. many 4. long (duration)

Here: much

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triste   (Pl: tristi)

sad, unhappy

Here: sad

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