"Lei non ci sta in quell'automobile."

Translation: She does not fit in that car.

[die7fox]

Would the literal translation of this sentence be, "She does not fit there in that car?"

[f.formica]

No, in this case ci is part of the verb "starci" (stare + ci); stare usually mean "to be in", starci extends the meaning a bit with "to fit (in something)", "to go along (with something)". These verbs are usually conjugated with their pronoun, i.e. io ci sto, tu ci stai, and so on.

[die7fox]

Thanks. Clitics are still tripping me up. :-)

[brunobruck]

Clitics are a pain

[DonPeele]

Definitely a pain in my ass if not turning to other resources.

[NobleJohn]

Grazie mille!

[samig59]

Ah such a good explanation. Thank you!

[samig59]

I wish a could bookmark such useful comments using the Duolingo app but I can't. I also wish a could give you a lingot but the app does not have this capability either.

[chatee]

My answer: " She is not in that car" was accepted as correct, and sincerely makes more sense that the one DL has as the right one. The Spanish translation: Ella no esta en aquel automovil" corresponds almost completely.

[f.formica]

Be careful when using Spanish as a comparison, they don't always match: in particular, the Spanish "estar" and the Italian "stare" have different rules of usage. That being said, your sentence makes sense in some regional variants of Italian, but it's not really mainstream.

[mowog]

So,we still don't have an answer to the original politically incorrect but valid question. Is s/he to fat for the car?

[Mimk1]

click on 'quell' and it states 'those' Plural?? very very confusing

[Mwanza1936]

why "quell" and not "quell"? what is the difference?