"Cos'è un uomo?"
Translation:What is a man?
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Try Primo Levi instead. One of the first things I will read once I have "mastered" Italian, will be Se questo è un uomo.
One rather glum version of that is in this jazz standard song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB16VQz60RI
Of course when women sing it, the gender is reversed ;)
So true.......Brings up many questions and responses........ such as "I think, therefore I am. If I am not, the what am I?" XD
I almost feel terribly for those whose grammar questions are swallowed by the humor. Almost.
"(To be a man!) You must be swift as a coursing river! (To be a man!) With all the force of a great Typhoon! (To be a man!) With all the strength of a raging fire. Mysterious as the dark side of THE MOON!" ......Mulan, anyone??? No? Ok...
& speaking of which, is it just me or are disney movies a lot better when they're the older ones. (except for big hero 6, & maybe frozen.)
Bum bum, bum bum bu bum bum, bum bum bu bum bum bum bum bu BUM BUM, bum bum bum...
-Muori mostro. Non appartieni in questo mondo. -Non è stato per la mia mano che una volta più mi è data la carne. Sono stato chiamato qui dagli umani che vogliono pagarmi tributo. -Tributo? Tu rubi le anime degli uomini, e li rendi tuoi schiavi... -Forse lo stesso si può dire di tutte le religione... -Le tue parole sono vuoti come la tua anima. L’umanità non ha bisogno di un salvatore come te! -Cos'è un uomo? [butta giù il suo bicchiere di vino] Una miserabile piccola pila di segreti... Ma abbastanza chiacchieratta, abbi a te!
I had the same issue with " dov' ". There was no hint to tell me what the word meant, so I didn't know what it meant, and I got it wrong. :(
That comment of mine was from months ago, but thanks anyway.
Duolingo ought not to have removed the dates on the comments.
I'm unsure when this form (cos'e) is used. For example, could "Che cosa è questo?" (What is this?) also be "cos'è questo?"( What's this?) ? Should the translation for the given question be "What's a man?" rather than "What is"
No, in English the contraction is optional, but in Italian the contraction is mandatory.
Well I know one thing: a /real/ man always keeps a knife in his boot!
I got this right after "Cos'e una donna." What a crazy random happenstance!
Normally the apostrophe is used to contract two vowels like here cosa + è = cos'è or la + acqua = l'acqua; however, just like every other language there are exceptions to the rule. You must learn those exceptions
Hey Brian, thx 4 your substantial commend. Do u happen to know where to find these exeptions?
To be a man: you must be swift as a coursing river. With all the force of a great typhoon. With all the strength of a raging fire, mysterious as the dark side of the mooooooooooooooon! HYAH!
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Someone who HAS to drive when you're both in the car and someone who can FIX things that he broke in the first place !!
I am very surprised. In the entire thread, nobody used the word "penis". It is rare to find a community of people on the internet that wouldn't go there. I guess it just shows that people who learn languages also have class. I am proud and honored to be part of this group.
You shouldn't take things so seriously... honestly, you just need to Let it Go. ;D
generally speaking, a man is as swift as a coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon, as well as all the strength of a raging fire, and also mysterious as the dark side of the moon
another logical question from duolingo, learning italian has not been so funny up to now=))
A majestic creature, legend has it they have the swiftness of a coursing river and all the force of a great typhoon, in addition to the strength of a raging tiger and the mystery of the dark side of the moon.
Whoa dude you obviously need some counselling
give me 50 likes and I will give out free lingots
'What is a man' -> automatically heading to the comment section :D Not disappointed :D
a man, a mysterious specimen known for messing things up and making girls cry but they figure it out..sometimes
Comments section is my best corner where i laugh my ribs out.✋every one
Un uomo è come un serpente nello stivale. Things i have learned to say thanks to duolingo.
Dualingo headquarters on the alien spaceship Master: Do IT! Alien: but master, their getting suspicious
Someone said "Duolingo should make a T-shirt - Quale balena. cos' e un uomo - would do as well.
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