"Is it a bird?"
Translation:È un uccello?
34 Comments
Since the words are the same to say "it is a bird" and "is it a bird", what is happening with vocal tone/variation to show that it's a question? Do Italians lilt up in pitch, like American English speakers?
Yes, you get that it's a question based on tone and context.
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All latim languages do this pitch variation
Why has it told me I am wrong and in the correction told me it is E esso un uccello when I have not learned the wor esso so far?
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The word esso is not required for the answer to be accepted. "È un uccello?" is considered a right answer
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The peak offers ragazza (girl) as a translation for bird? Is this a mistake or slang, as in certain parts of England where a woman might be diminutively referred to as a "bird"?
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The peak is where it shows you the translation of the words when you click on it.
Highlighted eith colour and/or a line ubder tge word tgat can be peaked.
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Cant we write "È lo un uccello?" - to ask "Is is a bird? "
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No. lo is only an object pronoun, never a subject pronoun.
Yes, there are separate words for who and where. However, the nice part about Italian is you can ask a question simply by giving the statement and changing the tonality in your voice.
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In that sentence, you're saying, "and a bird". "is" is written as " è " not " e ".
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Got it thanks.....I forget that little mark over the e. My keyboard does not supply one of those.
DuoLingo is offering special characters,which you can simply click on the screen.
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I answered rhe same an it is accepted. my difference is i incorrectly wrote É un ucello. Duo chastized me for the backwards accent
Nor does it have to be :P "Esso" is the word for "it", but it's disused in modern Italian, it survives in very formal contexts and some literature. You probably used "lui" (he) and duolingo corrected you, but you should always omit "it" when translating.
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Why eould it suggest "lo" of it? I had it right then i had doubts because of the suggestion and got the answer wrong!!! I had it right the first time!!
