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- "They are chickens."
"They are chickens."
Translation:Sono polli.
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'Sono polli' and 'sono i polli' are both accepted... Are there any rules for the use of articles in Italian? It seems a bit random to me. (Edit: ) In another question, 'Io ho i panini' has only 'I have the sandwiches' as a valid answer; I cannot see why in the present question the article is optional and in 'io ho i panini' it is not...
I think it's just duolingo being inconsistent; just like in English with and without article the sentence has a different meaning - without it answers the question "what are they?", with "which ones are they?".
Thanks for your answer, it does make it more clear. Pity that Duolingo has this inconsistency though...
Sure...but it's free! I mean, to learn a language, for free, on your own time. It's amazing if you think about it.
(io) sono – I am
(noi) siamo – we are
(tu) sei – you (singular) are
(Voi) siete – you (all) are
(Loro) sono – they are
Remember that Pronouns (io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro) are not always needed in Italian, they are used to add extra emphasis or contrast. If you were to strictly use Pronouns in every sentence and for everything you say, you will sound funny to native Italian speakers.
Also note that sono can mean different things, it all depends on the context!
Since 'sono' works with both 'io (I)' and 'loro (they)' pronouns, I'd imagine this would be 'io sono i polli' in which you'd have to explicitly include the pronoun for clarity.
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I said "sono galline" and it marked it wrong :( are we not allowed to use words we haven't "learnt" yet?
Duolingo's sets of answers are not always complete, you should 'report a problem' and then note 'my answer should be accepted'. On a side note: strictly speaking, 'gallina' means 'hen' not 'chicken', maybe that is why it is marked as wrong.
I think galline is feminine... Like as in hens... But im just drawing a conclusion because in spanish hens is gallinas. And so far Italian plurals have ended in "i" or "e"
Based on the song that has been stuck in my head all day called 'il pulcino pio' and google translate, pulcini are chicks, so young chicken.
i'm a little bit confused shall i use "esse" or "sono"? can somone explain to me .what's the difference please ?
"sono" is the verb "essere" which in english is the verb "be" (i am-> io sono etc.) "esse" is another form of "loro", which i think is used when we refer to objects and it is used rarely. When we refer to objects, usually we do not use anythhing, but the verb e.g. sono bicchieri
(i have been learning here italian for about a month, i hope i am not wrong :) )
What would i be literally saying if i spoke 'Loro sono i polli'? Thats what i typed and it was correct but i dont understand the grammar here
I wrote "galline" and it wasn't accepted. There is something wrong with this answer. You can say "gallina" for a chicken as well.
It marked my answer wrong even when the word bank just has "è" and not "i".
