"I gatti bevono latte."
Translation:The cats drink milk.
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Gatti is used to refer either to male cats, cats in general, or a group of cats of both genders. Gatte is used for female cats.
Is that the same by "il cuoco/la cuoca" for example? Is than the plural "i cuochi/le cuoche"?
Kitrens have the ability to digest milk, but normally lose the ability by adulthood. However, if one gives them milk regularly from kittenhood on, they usually will retain the ability to digest it. I always wondered why I always heard that cats couldn't actually digest milk yet none of our cats had any kind of digestive issues from it, but it was beacause my dad drank milk with every meal and always shared it with the cats, so they never lost the ability to digest it.
il for masculine single, i for masculine plural, gli for masculine noun, la for female single, le for female plural
I is masculine plural for words starting with consonant sounds. Gli is masculine plural for words starting with vowel sounds. And remember that h is silent, so usually h words will take gli.
I think le is for female only plurals, i and gli are more tricky. Le donne right? But gli uomini.
I guess I'm confused as well. I understand certain articles are used for plural vs. singular, but it seems like there are a couple different articles used for plural masculine: gli, I, etc.. It seems like a couple people have had similar questions... Can someone help clarify please?
I is for masculine nouns that start with consonant sounds (gatti, ragazzi). Gli is for masculine nouns that start with vowel sounds (uomini, uccelli).
not understandable in normal speed read, sound like tezzi or pepsi, but then why pepsi will drink milk...
In this case, it's the article. "The" gatte. It's a capital "i" if that's what you meant :)
There are four ways to write cat/cats: gatto/gatta/gatti/gatte
Gatto and gatta are both singular; gatto for male and gatta for female. Gatti and gatte are both plural; gatti for male or a group of cats (both male and female) and gatte for a group of female cats.
il means "the," but in the singular form. Ex: il cane, the dog. "I" also means "the," but plural. Ex: I cani, "more than one dog"
A tech fault here...as requested am writing in Italian but keeps telling me I'm writing in English
Le gatte is for a group of female cats only, here the singular would be la gatta (the female cat).
I gatti is for a group of male cats, or a group of both males and females. The singular would be il gatto (male cat).
It's both. Le gatte is specifically a group of all female cats. A group of all male cats or a group of mixed female and male cats is i gatti.
it lights red even before i start speaking; there must be some damage...
