Italian Phrase
Ho mandato una mail lunedì.
Meaning
I sent an email on Monday. The sentence uses the passato prossimo to describe a completed action that happened at a known point in the past.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to tell someone that you already sent an email and you want to specify the day it was sent, for example in work updates, follow‑up messages, or casual conversation about past tasks.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Homandatounamaillunedì
Auxiliary verb ‘avere’
In the passato prossimo, ‘avere’ is used as the auxiliary for most transitive verbs, including ‘mandare’.
Past participle agreement
When ‘avere’ is the auxiliary, the past participle does not agree with the direct object unless the object precedes the verb.
Indefinite article ‘una’
‘Una’ marks the noun ‘mail’ as singular and feminine; ‘mail’ is treated as a feminine noun in Italian.
Adverb of time – ‘lunedì’
Days of the week are used without an article when they indicate a specific point in time.
🗨In Conversation
Hai già mandato la mail al cliente?
Have you already sent the email to the client?
Sì, l'ho mandata lunedì.
Yes, I sent it on Monday.
✕Common Mistakes
Sono mandato una mail lunedì.
‘Mandare’ takes ‘avere’ as its auxiliary, not ‘essere’.
Mandato una mail lunedì.
The auxiliary ‘ho’ is required to form the passato prossimo.
Ho mandato una mail il lunedì.
When naming a specific day, omit the article unless you mean ‘every Monday’.
↔Alternatives
Ho inviato una e‑mail lunedì.
I sent an e‑mail on Monday.
Lunedì ho mandato una mail.
On Monday I sent an email.
Ho spedito una mail lunedì.
I mailed an email on Monday.
Cultural Tip
In Italian business communication, both ‘mail’ and ‘e‑mail’ are widely used, but ‘e‑mail’ sounds slightly more formal. Remember that the past participle ‘mandato’ stays in its masculine form because the auxiliary is ‘avere’; you would only add an ‘‑a’ (mandata) if the direct object preceded the verb, e.g., ‘L’ho mandata lunedì.’