"My dogs eat fish."
Translation:I miei cani mangiano il pesce.
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Why do you need i before miei? Why isn't miei on its own correct?
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In Italia you have tu use the article before the possessive adjective.
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I've noticed a few times (I'm going back over previous lessons that I've forgotten) that 'pesce' always has 'il' or 'i' in front of it, whereas lots of other things leave it out. Can anyone tell me why please?
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Interesting. The system acceps either "il pesce" or "i pesci" here. Can anyone explain why?
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Because 'fish' as food can be both plural and singular in English.
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I think because somebody suggested it as correct. :)
I think the most correct sentences would be "mangiano pesce" or "mangiano il pesce". If you think it's a mistake, report it. ;)
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In Italian the fish or il pesce has the plural form, which is i pesci
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"Mio" is for singular masculine nouns, you need the possessive for plural here.
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I miei cani mangiano pesce. This sound bette. But il mio cane mangia pesce
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From another comment I saw around here, adding the "miei" to the end adds emphasis on to the possession. Think it may be a colloquial thing though.
i.e. "my dog eats fish"
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I 'm afraid not. The possessive comes before the noun. La mia casa, but not la casa mia.
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should the English part be (My dogs eat the fish) the fish (il pesce)
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Because mangio is translated as " I eat" while mangiano is conjugated as " they eat.
