"The cat of the girls"

Translation: Il gatto delle ragazze

[Elena18]

Is there such a word as "dalle"? If so, why would it not be used here?

[macr0s]

i reckon dalle is a contraction of "dal le" meaning "from the" (feminine plural), so it can't be used here since "from" is incorrect in this example.

[marziotta]

Exact, dalle = DA + LE (from the), DELLE = DI + LE (of the).

"Preposizioni articolate", one of the nicest thing of Italian, we have more than French and Spanish and German altogether probably. :D

[mglongman]

why is this not supposed to be written in the plural? i wrote "la gatta delle ragazze". how is this wrong?

[samardzicnenad]

Same here. Don't understand why it is possible to say "Il gatto delle ragazze", but not "La gatta delle ragazze". Doesn't make sense to me.

[countvlad]

ISN'T THIS JUST WRONG? 'GIRLS' IS PLURAL

[samardzicnenad]

That's why it is "dellE ragazzE", right?

[Cargab19]

i think your sentence is correct!! it could be "la gatta" or "il gatto", both are okey!