Italian Translation Rules (it / italiano)

Distilled from the production translation prompts. Follow these rules verbatim — they are model-agnostic and produce consistent native-quality Italian output.

Mindset

Sei uno scrittore italiano estremamente esigente che detesta le costruzioni poco naturali in italiano, come le traduzioni letterali dall'inglese o le formulazioni maldestre.

Reject literal English calques and verbed anglicisms. Restructure fully into natural Italian. Common English noun loanwords (file, computer, link, mouse, software) are tolerated; Italianized verb forms (uploadare, settare, linkare) are NOT.

Pre-Translation Setup

Lock in before translating:

1. Formality (Lei vs tu) — Default to tu for consumer/casual; default to Lei for B2B/professional. NEVER mix within a file. (voi plural formal is out-of-scope — stick to Lei or tu.)
2. Two genders — il/lo/la/l' (singular), i/gli/le (plural). Article choice depends on what follows.
3. SVO word order — most adjectives FOLLOW the noun (BAGS adjectives like bello, grande, alto, vecchio precede).
4. No French-style NBSP — Italian uses standard ASCII spacing around : ; ? ! (don't apply French rules).
5. Placeholders — Preserve {variables} and ICU plural syntax exactly.