Italian Phrase
La scadenza è questo venerdì.
Meaning
The sentence means “The deadline is this Friday.” It tells the listener that a specific due date falls on the upcoming Friday, not the previous one.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to inform someone about a deadline, submission date, or any time‑sensitive event that occurs on the nearest Friday.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Lascadenzaèquestovenerdì
Definite article (La)
Used before feminine singular nouns; 'scadenza' is feminine, so we use 'la'.
Noun (scadenza)
Means 'deadline' or 'due date'.
Verb (è)
Third‑person singular of 'essere' (to be) in present tense.
Demonstrative adjective (questo)
Matches the gender of the noun it modifies; here it modifies the masculine noun 'venerdì', so we use the masculine form 'questo'.
Day of the week (venerdì)
A masculine noun meaning 'Friday'.
🗨In Conversation
La scadenza è questo venerdì.
The deadline is this Friday.
Perfetto, allora mi organizzo per consegnare il progetto entro giovedì.
Great, then I’ll organize myself to submit the project by Thursday.
✕Common Mistakes
La scadenza è questa venerdì.
‘Venerdì’ is masculine, so the correct demonstrative is ‘questo’, not ‘questa’.
La scadenza sarà questo venerdì.
Using the future ‘sarà’ changes the meaning to ‘will be’, which is less common for a fixed deadline that is already set.
↔Alternatives
La scadenza è venerdì prossimo.
The deadline is next Friday.
Il termine è questo venerdì.
The due date is this Friday.
Il termine è venerdì.
The due date is Friday.
Cultural Tip
In Italian, when you refer to a day that is coming up, you usually say “questo + day” (e.g., questo venerdì) or “venerdì prossimo”. Both are correct, but “questo venerdì” sounds a bit more immediate, as if the Friday is only a few days away. Avoid mixing gender: use “questo” with masculine days (venerdì, lunedì, martedì, ecc.) and “questa” with feminine nouns like “settimana”.