"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!

[QXQ]

+1

[MelissaM1212]

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

I'm not really sure.

[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!

[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?

[wiplala]

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

[VultureX]

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

[saraswati]

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

[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]

:-)

[coledanielj]

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

[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!

[cooper-ino]

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

[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. ❗

[Min165048]

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

[DaveTodaro]

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

[Midtoad]

. Comunque seems to have several of the same meanings as the Spanish word aunque.

[FR3381RD]

Using 'however' would be:
'they are, however, a great couple.'

[didihaiku]

Can 'regardless' be used in this example in place of 'anyway'? As far as my experience of English, they would be interchangeable and I'm wondering why my answer wasn't accepted.

[michaelmad]

Super frustrating when some spelling errors are forgiven and others are not: copia vs coppia. Double p's and t's must be memorized since they sound exactly the same

[Briguy84]

Well in this particular situation, "copia" means copy while "coppia" means couple. Perhaps that's the reason they don't forgive these kinds of errors because those misspelled words actually mean something. Also they don't "sound" the same, any time there is a double letter, you ever-so-slightly pause before speaking them like co-ppia vs. copia; at least that's what I heard when I was over in Italy a few months ago, although I could have heard wrong.

[michaelmad]

That's super helpful. Testing it out, I can hear a difference. I'll just have to learn to pay closer attention. I think the frustration comes in when I'm so sure of my answer because the alternative never even crosses my mind, and then bam! "You're wrong." Thanks for the clarification though.

[jaye16]

Just weighing in to agree with Briguy84 and to reassure you that you'll soon get used to the audio which I see you have already begun to do. Here's a post for newcomers which I hope helps: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/4821654 Best of luck

[ali.salehi]

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

[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]

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.

[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!

[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

[Antonia242496]

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