"How many coffees do you drink?"
Translation:Quanti caffè bevi?
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I cannot decipher between quanta, quanti, and quante for the life of me. Can someone explain?
Coffee is an uncountable noun in English. The noun cup in English is a countable noun; therefore, one can answer with "four cups". Sometimes a phrase is grammatically incorrect but perfectly fine to say in conversation. However, in this case, "how many coffees" is neither grammatically correct to say in English, nor do I personally ever hear anyone saying that in conversation. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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That would be under tips in an earlier lesson when it talks about conjugating verbs. In general, when the ends in "ere": I -- "o" You -- "i" You all -- "ete" He/she/it (singular) -- "a/e" They (plural) -- "no" We -- "iamo"
You see this just with am/are/is. Sono, sei, siete, è, sono, siamo. With drink, bevo, bevi, bevete, beve, bevono, beviamo.
Hope this helps.
"Caffi" doesn't exist. (Maybe it's a family name, but not a word.)
"Caffè" doesn't change with the plural. I think all the words ending with an accent (and with consonant) don't change with the plural.
Il caffè -> i caffè
La verità -> le verità
Il gas -> i gas
Il neon -> i neon
L'hotel -> gli hotel
Il comò -> i comò
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I guess technically and grammatically "bevi" is correct. But as far as I know one should use "prendi" when talking about hot beverages (caffè, the)
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Imagine waking up at an Italian hospital and your doctor said "Quanti caffè bevi?" Plot twist: You drink too much coffee and gone unconscious from a heart attack.
They match the thing they are describing the quantity for in gender (masculine and feminine) and number (singular and plural). So here it is "coffees" (caffè), which is masculine plural.
"Quanto" and "quanta" are singular, so they usually go with uncountable things (things you can't count) and mean "how much":
Quanta farina? How much flour? ("Farina" is feminine, so you use the feminine singular.)
Quanto zucchero? How much sugar? ("Zucchero" is masculine singular.)
"Quanti" and "quante" are used for countable things, meaning "how many":
Quanti uomini? How many men? ("Uomini" is masculine plural.)
Quante donne? How many women? ("Donne" is feminine plural.)
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I have been following this discussion for 6 years and this is the most comprehensible, helpful answer ever. THANK YOU!!!!!
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Why is Quante caffè bevi? wrong? Is it possible to ask about coffee as smth uncountable? In general? Not about cups of coffee?