The "della" in "Vorrei dell'uva"?

Question

What does the "della" in the sentence "Vorrei dell'uva" mean? I checked it with the following website: http://www.analisi-grammaticale.biz and the result was, that it stands for an "articolo indeterminativo". But wouldn't that be "una" in this case?

Answer 1

I also speak Italian and I just happened to see that question, There are different ways of saying this, e.g. "Vorrei un'uva". In this case you are using a singular indefinite article to say "I would like a grape", whereas saying "Vorrei dell'uva" means "I would like some grapes", or also a way to say "I would like grapes (and not cherries or any other fruit)"; "dell'uva" generalizes and refers to the category. Finally, you cannot say "una uva" because "uva" starts with a vowel, so "una" is shortened to un'.