"The boy eats some sandwiches."

Translation: Il ragazzo mangia dei panini.

[mdsawyermd]

Bug. I wrote panini and it told me I was supposed to write panino.

[AlbertoTau2]

ditto

[SinaLewis]

But it said sandwhiches?!?! Panini right?

[sophia060602]

That's what I put..im so confused

[pizza7]

the other solution uses 'qualche panino'. Why can one use the singularl form?

[Morrelli]

I'm confused why it would be "dei" here instead of "delle" or "della." Is it because it's plural (panini) instead of singular (panino)?

[isabellamarie]

"dei" is the preposition 'di' plus the article 'i' combined to make "dei" because the singular is "il panino" and this is the plural "i panini"

[AtoryDorm]

Sandwiches is plural right??? Im so confused. I think it should be panini not panino

[AbhilashU.N.]

The wrong options are quite scary!

[AidaBaker]

Since it says the boy eats "some" why wouldn't it be correct to say qualche?

[CosminV]

"Il ragazzo mangia dei gatti" Rlly?:)

[Umaer]

What's the difference between dei and dai

[Marninger]

According to my notes:

dei = di + i = of (or from), - but dei can also men some / a little
dai = da + i = from (or by)

E.g.
Il libro dei ragazzi = The book of the boys = The boys book
Il libro dai ragazzi = The book from the boys

[Umaer]

Thank you

[TheLotanos]

Why do you use panino? In my opinion, when you use "qualche" it is obvious that you're talking about plurals, so the following object is a singular and not plural.

[deactivated user]

Okay so do the forms of "di" translate to possession (English version of 's) AND the measurement "some"

[Rae.F]

Yes. "di"(+article, optionally) is used for both the genitive and the partitive. Context should make it clear which it is.

[pinelopi_gar]

what is the difference between "degli" and "dei"

[Rae.F]

It's exactly the difference between "gli" and "i".

Keep in mind that the noun itself determines masculine vs feminine, singular vs plural. The specific form the article takes from there is determined by the word that comes immediately after the article.

gli elefanti
i nostri elefanti

https://dante-learning.com/eng/preposizioni-italian-prepositions-complete-guide/

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[Claire1410]

why this time is it 'il' ragazzo and not 'al' ragazzo? geez so confusing at times...

[Rae.F]

al is a + il. There is no need for a preposition here.

[Claire1410]

meaning its just .. the boy.. not .. to the boy?

[Rae.F]

Right.

il ragazzo = the boy

al ragazzo = to/at the boy

[TreyCarrol1]

I got this wrong, put "degli panini" instead of"dei panini". I looked it up and when the following word starts with a vowel sound you need to use degli. Here the 'p' in panini simply gets dei. In more detail - this from the web: the rule is "Gli" goes with: "z, pn, gn, ps, x, y, s+cons and vowels"

[Rae.F]

But only if the noun is masculine plural. There is a chart elsewhere on this page that covers all of the details.

[German4me22]

I think D L is wrong. ....qualche panino or alcuni panini should be accepted.. Di plus the article to form 'some' is only used when the quantity is not finite or measurable/ countable. Eg I want some salt..Voglio del sale. Sandwiches are countable!

[Rae.F]

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