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Non sono cattivo, non sono cattivi, non sono cattiva. These are all grammatically correct.
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Non sono cattivo was counted wrong, but the answer should be correct as well!
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I always thought cattivi was more like "naughty" as in kids... "I bambini non sono cattivi" -- The kids aren't naughty
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Agree. Naughty really should be accepted (as an answer, that is!) 04Aug15
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Why do people keep moaning about "I'm not bad" not being accepted? It would be "cattivo" if it were first person.
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Oooh the meaning can change so drastically with one letter. Non sono cattivi. - They aren't bad. Non sono cattivo. - I'm not bad. :O
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and two more letters:
non sono cattiva = I am not bad (female)
non sono cattive = they are not bad (all female)
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Yes, but the problem is when we are given the fill-in-the-blank option and the subject is not expressed: "sono" is first person singular AND third person plural; that is why all three answers could be correct, depending on number and gender of the (implied) subject pronoun.
Which 3 answers? I didn't get the drop down box bit. Non sono cattivo and non sono cattivi I can see (though if it was a choice of three I was given I'd go with the plural) Or was non sono cattive an option? It really depends on a context we don't have if you don't have the English it's meant to be.
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"non sono" peut aussi etre complété par "cattivo", ce n'est pas faux !
This might sound stupid having got this far but why isn't "I'm not bad" acceptable? Would it be "non sono Catto" or is there another word I haven't come across yet?
Possibly it's an idiomatic thing. I'm not bad in English is a phrase most usually used when someone is enquiring about your health or well-being. How are you doing? I'm not bad.
If someone wishes to assert that they are a moral person they would more likely say 'I am not a bad person' or 'I'm not wicked'
But in the case of this question it's because it uses 'cattivi' which is plural. Unless you got the drop down box.
Ahhhh sorry, thank you for clearing that up. It is indeed because it's plural. So if it was non sono cattivo that would relate to me. In English it doesn't have to be health, someone could ask how you are at playing football to which you could reply "I'm not bad".
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My answer was Non sono cattivo (I am not bad). Why is the singular adjective wrong here?
non sono cattivo means I (male) am not bad. non sono cattivi means they are not bad. non sono cattiva means I (female) am not bad cattivo, cattiva and cattivi ar all three correct, but have different meanings
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Does it specifically mean bad as in evil,immoral,etc. Or is it the same as in English?
