"Sono comunque una grande coppia."

Translation: They are a great couple anyway.

[matt.kalebic]

Could someone explain why it isn't "Comunque sono una grande coppia"?

[Voltaic117]

They may be trying to show us that "Comunque" does not need to be disconnected from the rest of the sentence, as "anyway" does in English. Just a guess!

[bjhamer777]

In english the anyway could be inserted in other places though, granted, it would have to be flanked by commas

[MelissaM1212]

Does it have to do with this? http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare139a.htm

I'm not really sure.

[QXQ]

+1

[kristencox]

Shouldn't "anyway they are a great couple" be accepted

[Mija438073]

It is accepted now, October, 2108

[peter536737476]

2108! Are you a time traveller?

[walgen]

despite that bathtub incident

[levubachduong]

Who know about the difference between "COMUNQUE" and "PERÒ"? And between the "PERÒ" (adverb) and "MA" (conjunction)?

[samig59]

According to this http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_sinonimi_contrari/T/tuttavia.shtml there is no difference. They are synonyms

[xxChristina]

That makes this so much easier! Thanks for the link!

[cooper-ino]

I said, "They are a big pair, anyway".

[VultureX]

Comunque has 'however' in translation suggestions as well, but 'they are a great couple however' was not accepted. Is that right or wrong?

[jaye16]

Hint: always choose the top hint.

[Briguy84]

Well not always but more often than not

[jaye16]

Yes, of course you're right, nothing is 100% but my experience has been that if it's not the first none of the others are much help either. However, I was aiming my hint at those learners who ignore the first hint and are then upset when one of the other hints is rejected.

[uroshu]

I really liked that 'though' as in "They are a great couple though". But you are absolutely right, because it's almost always the first choice in a drop-down menu.

[jaye16]

:-)

[saraswati]

In this case, "however" is a conjunctive and needs to stand at the beginning of the sentance

[coledanielj]

I tried "They are however a great couple" and it was accepted

[wiplala]

isn't it both ways correct? I think so.

[KateMcCabe4]

Nevertheless they are a great couple was marked wrong. Since comunque can mean anyway, however, nevetheless, it should have been accepted. Its meaning seems to be the same, kind of despite everything they are a great couple.

[kristencox]

And if not, shouldn't there be commas around comunque

[heidi4793]

is "sono" both "I am" and "they are"?

[Overlordspam]

Yes, the essere conjugation of sono is used for I (io) or they (loro), the context will usually make it apparent as to whether it is the I (io) or they (loro). Here since they are speaking of the couple, essere takes the loro form loro, "they are".

Cheers!

[DaveTodaro]

Allora, perche non "Anyway they are a wonderful couple?"

[ali.salehi]

Can anyone help me, why it doesn't accept my voice?

[AndrewBags15]

Wah wah WAH!
I wrote it/spoke it/picked the wrong one, and it took away a point/a heart/made me do it over, so I could actually learn more about Italian! ;) j. k. ❗

[1088396872]

I am confused! Isn't it " they are great couple in anyway"

[kathleench801659]

why was this translated as a good couple not a great couple

[KateMcCabe4]

Why not "They are nevertheless a great couple". Comunque can be translated as anyway, however, nevertheless. In the exercise it reads "They are however a great couple."

[ChrissieRe2]

'Nevertheless, they are a great couple' was not accepted, yet 'comunque' can mean 'nevertheless' according to my memory and the dictionary!

[Min165048]

If the word anyway is placed here in a sentence for emphasis, it becomes subordinate and needs a comma before and after.

[Caperucita804455]

1. Why does one have to say "great"? It's a US usage, which I would never employ. Earlier they said "nice" would be an acceptable alternative, but not now.
2. Putting "anyway" at the beginning of the sentence should be acceptable.

[rhona517486]

You can say it in Britain also - no problem

[Clara218022]

Ok

[Caldeleona5]

I just wrote: "They are a grat couple anyway", and DUO marked it wrong? Whyyy??

[coledanielj]

You misspelled the word 'great'

[MarinaLoma3]

I wrote "though, they are a great couple" - it wasn't accepted. What would that sentence sound like in Italian?

[HindHaj]

I passed about five deffirent vadverbs which mean however and really i get confused how and when to use everyone

[Bakin8]

Can I add Comunque at the end of the sentence? For example: Sono una grande coppia comunque

[Bruce684262]

How would one say, "they are a big couple anyway" ?

[Anna295568]

Could a native Italian speaker please explain/confirm the exact meaning of "grande" when used with " coppia", please? I imagine it does not describe a physical characteristic but rather something similar to "wonderful, very pleasant, very kind, ...". Is this correct?

[Jim186101]

The "Ps" sounded like "Ks." Some of the voices are simply unintelligible at both regular and slow speeds.