"The men drink water."
Translation:Gli uomini bevono acqua.
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L'uomo, for singular. Gli uomini, for plural. Gli is the plural form of 'the'
But in english they dont should write in plural womens, mens etc. When they wrote about more then one person? Thank you for help
bevete is the plural form of "you", as in "you all" (or y'all, as we say in the southern US)
Thanks for this comment it really clear things up for me I wish Duo was this clear in his (her) comments!
It does, before starting a lesson go to "tips" they explain anything you need to know
il – masculine, singular, e.g. il libro (the book)
i – masculine, plural, e.g. i libri (the books)
la – feminine, singular, e.g. la porta (the door)
le – feminine, plural, e.g. le porte (the doors)
le – feminine, plural, begins with vowel. e.g. le università (the universities)
lo – masculine, singular, begins with s+consonant or GN, PN, PS, X, Y, Z. e.g. lo schermo (the screen)
gli - masculine, plural, begins with s+consonant or GN, PN, PS, X, Y, Z. e.g. gli schermi (the screens)
gli - masculine, plural, begins with vowel e.g. gli anni (the years)
l’ – masculine or feminine, singular, begins with vowel e.g. l’anno (the year)
Great. Thank you thank you! I learned a whole class right there in your comment!
You can click on the word itself when you're asked to translate. There is a button that is in green that should read 'conjugate'. Click on that and a chart will show up on your screen. Hope that helps.
which is the difference between "acqua" and "l'acqua"? when can I use both phrases?
I lost a heart for that too. But in the first lessons we are told to use l'acqua in that context.
My understanding is that traditionally it should always be "l'acqua" in this context and that "acqua" alone is strange. The article also does not always translate over literally to English, so "l'acqua" doesn't necessarily become "the water"
so in this lesson you are to use 'acqua' but in the first lesson you are told to include the article as in 'l'acqua' ? in a discussion about this on lesson 1 somebody said you use l'acqua because most of the time in Italian they include the article referring to the noun. But here no??
Is it the 'l'' of 'l'acqua' just used in singular of the main subject/doer of the verb as you wouldn't speak of multiple people drinking 'the' water (in english) at least thats my guess...
That is a correct answer and should be reported if it's not accepted.
It's kind of like you start to make an L sound but immediately follow with "Yee." Anyways, here's the Duolingo thread on this: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/10842963/How-to-pronounce-gli
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How do you know when to put... and when NOT to put... an article in front of "acqua" as it isn't ALWAYS used. E.g., "Gli uomini bevono."
Gli uomini bevono acqua. And. Bevete l'acqua. What is the difference in this plural form of beve. Its present sence isn't it?
I answered it right but the app considered it wrong, i couldn't understand that