"I eat an apple."

Translation: Io mangio una mela.

[s.-paul]

im confused about the mangio in the masculine but una is in the feminine ?

[natifle]

"Mangio" is in 1st person singular

[EricOttaia]

What is "mangia" then?

[EstelleTweedie]

Mangia is used when the subject of the verb is the 3rd person singular ... he/she/it/John/Mary/the cat eats ...

[BrunoChaco12]

Thanks for explain!

[Emmapatinios]

Thank you I was so confused

[rPVx20]

Mangio ??

[fehrerdef]

means "(I) eat"

[AlexDuyQuang]

Mangia is he,she eats,mangio is i eat

[dylan501713]

Una agrees with the apple not the subject

[castagna]

"Io mangio una mela" it is correct and the subject is explicit. However, we often say "Mangio una mela" omitting the subject. In this case the subject (i.e. "Io) is implicit.

[Mustafabdi5]

I was written "lo mangio una mela " it is correct but it saw wrong. What is happen?

[GarethDavi871344]

Same here its frustrating cant get to the next level it seems to have a problem with 'lo'

[RyanJewell2]

Make sure you are putting i not an l. It's a capital i, 'Io', not a lower case L 'lo'.

[ch1ng0n]

How is "mangio una mela" not "I eat an apple" ???

[Iragnaz]

Change fonts to one that no two letters can be confused, Io is not Lo.

[limownd14]

When do we use io and when do we not use io? seems like both answers could be correct

[ThomasParrinello]

the present tense conjugation of the verb 'mangiare' as 'mangio' implies "I" --- 'io mangio' and 'mangio' are both correct

[RedGiant]

Both answers are correct. and they must both be selected to be counted as correct.
"io mangio una mela"
"mangio una mela"

*It took me way too many times to figure that out. At my own fault.

[Mclight]

I chose the top one, it is correct, but says it is wrong!

[joying.7]

Io mangio una mela

[mahmoudabras]

What is the difference between mangio and mangia?

[Celinaabrego22]

you use mangio when your talking about youself. you use mangia when your talking about he\she\it.

[mahniann]

mangio is when you are saying "i eat" and mangia is when you are saying "she eats" or "he eats"

[JenniferJLewis]

I was wondering this myself, it's where I went wrong

[zzzzaprl29]

What is the difference between "mangio" and "mangia" when explaining "I eat an apple"?

[PattyMCItaly22]

I got it correct but said it was incorrect

[timistar]

wait i don't get it

[ArisuneAkku005]

Good luck learning!! ♡ Never give up! ♡♡ and don't forget! An apple a day keeps the doctor away! ヾ(＠⌒▽⌒＠)ﾉ

[livi_wright]

i put lo and it said it was wrong?

[Celinaabrego22]

yes, because it is io only with the ''i'' like this: I and then the "o"

[HanifahRahmah]

Why we must put "una" between mangio and mela.

[Khamis621963]

Because una is conjunction between two things

[shelleyashford]

Hmmmm - I seems to have entered the correct answer, but it is incorrect? Now I'm confused ....

[KyleLong1]

Why is it una and not un?

[deactivated user]

Why is "mela" considered feminine and not masculine? Is there really gender for fruits?

[miki1932]

Because in Italian everything have a gender. Melo is masculine and his meaning is tree of apple.

[Pierluissi]

Because, generally, words that end in "a" are feminine and words that end in "o" are masculine.

[chandra795147]

Confused...my answer is correct but not accepted ???

[LouiseAmanda1012]

I typed it correctly yet it wont let me through

[Chuck275408]

Have correct answer...says its incorrect

[shirloid]

Can we go over this again? Is it io or lo or is it capital i and an o =Io ?

[Celinaabrego22]

it's io only the i is capitizised

[Celinaabrego22]

sometimes i get confused when to use io and lo. i know it looks like lo but really you just look at it carefully. you should also make notes or take your mouse and click on the word to see what it means.

[deactivated user]

why una mela to io mangio
why o to a

[rlunn01]

why is mela feminine? how can i tell if a word is masculine or feminine if its not a he or she being talked about?

[Pierluissi]

Usually, words that end in "a" are feminine. unA melA.
Words that end in "o" are masculine. Un ragazzO

[that_mxsfit_doe]

Why cant you just say 'un mela' instead of 'una mela'?

[Anneliese776055]

I thinks it because mela is feminine

[capitainetsubasa]

Vois etes bizzard

[capitainetsubasa]

Lol

[Alshawishx]

Any one have a problem with talk alone italian ?!!!

[EstelleTweedie]

Ummm ... how did this get into the lesson on the subjunctive imperfect?? I thought it was a trick question!

[manojrudra]

How is apple feminine??..are all fruits and vegetables feminine??

[EstelleTweedie]

A word is usually feminine if it ends on an -a and masculine if it ends on an -o.

[TawannaD455]

So we cannot use mangia when it is Io?....

[Montoya159614]

My sentence was righg and they said it was incorrect

[Agnes24028]

How different between mangio and mangia

[EstelleTweedie]

"Mangio" means "I eat" and "mangia" means "he/she/it eats"

[piines]

Huh.. i thought un bc un is most commonly used uh

[EstelleTweedie]

When the noun ends in -a, it's usually safe to use una; when in ends in-o, use un.

[donna.pasq]

Apple (mela) is feminine, right? So why use mangio, and not mangia..ending in a is feminine, right?

[EstelleTweedie]

The verb isn't affected by the gender.

[HilaryWain]

Will the verb always be masculine? Like why not mangia because apple is mela?

[EstelleTweedie]

The present tense verb has absolutely nothing to do with gender, only with the "person" (1st, 2nd, 3rd) of the subject. Mangio = I eat; mangi = you eat; mangia = he/she/it eats/John eats/Mary eats/the dog eats.

[zzzzaprl29]

thank you for this!

[lori138533]

I have exactly what it says and it wont work

[NajmaAnind]

What is the different of 'mangia' & 'mangio' ? I confuse :v

[EstelleTweedie]

"Mangio" means "I eat" and "mangia" means "he/she/it eats".

[GiaPalicki]

I said that

[frank673181]

Im writing the correct response.

[RavanCarr]

I got that right i do not know why it counted it wrong mine and your answers are exactly the same

[GwendolynD8]

My answer is the exact same thing but isnt being accepted

[divyasoora]

Xhvdhk

[mconti50]

Seems that if i type in the right phrase it is still wrong?

[JanetMarag]

Help! What am I doing wrong?

[kokalo2]

i corect

[Fiona596672]

Lo mangio una mela .....translating from English I eat an apple ....always coming up wrong and red but identical to what is written !! Anyone else finding this a problem ...it has happened before and i have put identical answer but coming up red ....family checked also so know nit going crazy !?!

[krista280788]

This is what im typing and it wont take it

[Francine130509]

How is my exact answer wrong.

[JimmyNeutr698438]

Good to know.

[KattieGuer]

i wrote exactly what they told me to but they reject it

[SomeWankerWacks]

i dunno how "Io mangio" is there when its only Mangio una mela?

[chane_chane]

Adj

[Jeremy84122]

In type the correct answer and says its wrong

[Santiago831951]

Mangio is what really what is the difference between magio bevo all of em'

[memahdy903]

The word "eat" in Italian confuses me

[TomReaghar]

how do I underline lo

[Camille783582]

My sentence and the correct answer are the same.

[BmNJ99bt]

This is my response but it won't accept it. Lo mangio una mela

[Judith625628]

I typed the correct answer but was told it was incorrect.

[GarethDavi871344]

Still not recognising the answer!!! that's exactly
what i put & it tells me I'm incorrect so I cant get passed the next level!!

[Justin682884]

They NEED to add the grammar rules and how to tell them apart if they want people to actually learn!

[Aubrey345789]

Puttana

[Mariv413]

god PLEASE ,I beg of you give me PATIENCE and help DUOLINGO with it's multiple mistakes༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ.

[arianaward8]

Lo mangia una mela is the correct answer yet i was marked wro g

[TanjeelHos1]

why una

[theimpfchipnick]

Jemand deutsches hier der auch italienisch auf englisch lernt . Hahaha (;

[EmnaTanovi]

So why do we use io mangio here but for the others we don't?

[fehrerdef]

Just for emphasis. "io" is optional.

[Yara.shyy]

What is the difference between un/una and La/Il/L'?

[fehrerdef]

"un" and "una" is the indefinite article (in English "a", sometimes "an"). "un" is for masculine nouns, "una" for feminine ones.

"il", "la" and "lo" are the definite articles (in English: "the"). It is "il" for masculine nouns and "la" for feminine ones. "lo" is a special case for masculine nouns that start with specific letters such as "z".
"l' " is the abbreviation of "il" or "la" whn the following word starts with a vowel.