"I ragazzi scrivono."
Translation:The boys write.
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Ok, so everyone here knows, this one is "I ragazzi" because "I" is the plural used before a consonant. The other one is "Gli uomini" because "gli" is the plural used before a vowel.
If you want to know when to use "nell, nel, nello, al" etc. Go to this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/tutors/grammar/language_notes/al.shtml
If you want to know when to use "il, la, i, le, gli" etc. Go to this link: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/815852/Il-lo-l-la-i-gli-le
I hope it was helpful :)
No. The different forms of the articles are not interchangeable. They need to agree in both gender and number with their nouns, and they change based on the starting sound of the word that comes immediately after.
does anyone else wish they had used a font which clearly distinguishes a capital 'i' from a lower case 'l'??
Whats the difference between "ragazzi"boys, and "ragazzi" children or kids
From what i know, they are interchangeable.. But I believe bambini is often used for children or kids more often.
Why is it "I ragazzi" and not "Gli ragazzi"? When should I use "I" instead of "Gli"?
"i" is the plural of "il", "gli" is the plural of "lo" and "l'".
See http://italian.about.com/od/grammar/a/italian-definite-articles.htm
Should be correct. Most other european languages dont have the difference between simple and continuous tenses, as english does. Obviously my italian is not good enough to be absolutely certain, but i dont think italian has a present continuous
"I ragazzi scrivono" can just as easily be "the boys write" or "the boys are writing".
"I ragazzi stanno scrivendo" is reserved for things that are explicitly happening right now.
https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/present-continuous-tense
"I ragazzi loro scrivono" is just "the boys they write".
There are exceptions, but for the most part...
Singular masculine nouns end in -o
Plural masculine nouns end in -i
Singular feminine nouns end in -a
Plural feminine nouns end in -e
For most masculine nouns...
Singular "the" is il; plural "the" is i
If the word following "the" begins with a consonant cluster, then
Singular "the" is lo; plural "the" is gli
If the word following "the" begins with a vowel, then
Singular "the" is l'; plural "the" is gli
For most feminine nouns...
Singular "the" is la; plural "the" is le
If the word following "the" begins with a vowel, then
Singular "the" is l'; plural "the" is le
At least it isn't "the men write in the sugar" which is something I've never said in any language and will likely never again.
If I wanted to say "the children" instead of "the boys" would I say "I ragazzi" also?
So i have my Bluetooth hooked up i get it right before i can say anything. If i don't have it connected its wrong no matter what or how i say it. I did very well in rosetta stones speaking questions.... Anyone else having problems on them?
I keep hearing "i ragazzi scrivo". I know it makes no sense, but the ending of the recording is not clear.
Shouldn't it be: The boy writes instead of write as irs 3rd person ?
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I ragazzi has been accepted for both the boys or the children for a long time that I have been learning on Duolingo! Why is my answer of " the children " wrong now?
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Why is the alternate answer of " the children " correct here, when it was marked incorrect in one of the recent translations from Italian to English?
It's the plural article for masculine nouns starting with consonants, for nouns starting with a vowel you use "gli".
I understand, why there is "i", but why does it sound like "il"? when you listen a record at a normal speed
"The" has many meanings in Italian language like "I" ...etc
Any one can help me to discriminate
SINGULAR: "IL" , "LO" and "L' " for males ; "LA" and "L' " for female
PLURAL: "I" and "GLI" for males ; "LE" for female
"L' " is used when the next word starts with a vowel, but only for singular words
It's not "males" or "females". It's for nouns that are grammatically masculine or feminine.
Yes, sorry. I don't speak a very good english so I wrote males and females instead of masculine and feminine; I thought they were synonymous in english. It's like maschio-femmina vs maschile-femminile in italian, right?
They have similar meanings, but they are not synonymous.
Male or female refers to the sex or gender of a person or other organism.
Masculine or feminine refers to traits that are associated with, but are not necessarily dependent upon, being male or female.
When it comes to grammatical gender, "masculine" and "feminine" are just category labels and have very little to do with the definitions given above.
Ok so everybody knows that ragazzo is singular and ragazzi is plural.What the hell
the thing is, ragazzi means boys, but it also means kids! how should I put it??
If something can go either way, then it's up to you which one to write in. If you have a multiple-choice question, select all of the valid options.
