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dellimpegno

Dell’impegno is an Italian contracted form created by combining di with l’impegno, the masculine singular noun meaning commitment, engagement, or effort. The contraction dell’impegno corresponds to a genitive-like relation, indicating possession, attribution, or association within a sentence. The meaning is roughly “of the commitment,” “about the commitment,” or “relating to the commitment.”

The noun impegno covers several senses, including a personal or organizational obligation, a task or undertaking,

In practice, dell’impegno appears across formal and informal contexts, including politics, philosophy, law, journalism, and everyday

See also: Italian grammar, contractions in Italian, di + l’ construction, impegno.

and
the
exertion
or
diligence
applied
to
a
duty.
Therefore,
dell’impegno
is
used
when
a
speaker
or
writer
wants
to
specify
the
element
being
referred
to
or
described,
as
in
phrases
like
la
forza
dell’impegno
(the
strength
of
the
commitment),
il
valore
dell’impegno
professionale
(the
value
of
professional
commitment),
or
l’impegno
civile
di
una
comunità
(the
civic
engagement
of
a
community).
discourse.
It
can
introduce
a
subject
of
discussion,
a
measure
of
importance,
or
a
description
of
a
related
quality.
While
not
a
distinct
lexical
unit
with
a
separate
meaning
from
impegno,
dell’impegno
functions
as
a
grammatical
tool
to
link
assessment
or
description
to
the
specific
concept
of
commitment
implied
by
impegno.