"I do not put sugar in the tea."

Translation: Io non metto zucchero nel tè.

[NachoVegaZ]

Why is 'lo' not used here for 'zucchero'?

[GroundhogGokotta]

'Lo' would be for a specific sugar. Or, simply said 'the sugar' translate to 'lo zucchero'.

[sandeepa2]

Grazie. But I find use of il, lo, la etc before nouns quite a bit. Is there any rule for when we use and when we can ignore. Thanks

[jesslc]

Unfortunately I don't think there is a rule. With time you develop a bit of a sense of "this feels wrong without the article" (or at least I did)

[sandeepa2]

Thanks :)

[John390336]

Why is "non metto zucherro nel te" incorrect?

[K.T.B.]

It should be correct. You probably got marked wrong for your incorrect spelling of "zucchero".

[josh909559]

I have noticed two individual spelling errors make it get marked wrong. So the missing C and extra R would make sense

[sajopat]

The answers here will not compute. I have chosen the right answer every time but it says it is wrong and then gives me the answer I chose as the correct answer. lol frustrating.

[TopClampet]

Are you sure it is the same? I've sometimes thought I had the right answer but when I looked closely at what i had put, there were some quite subtle differences

[w0nders]

When I don't use 'Io' it tells me to use 'Io'. When I use 'Io' it tells me not to use 'Io'

[AKeiK3T9]

I got it all correct but didn't put Io and was marked wrong. I am fed up with this because one time you have to put Io and the next time you don't it is so inconsistent.

[memoi]

Using the second translation for tea:
Non metto zucchero nel pasto consumato nel tardo pomeriggio e che funge da cena

[Sollihein]

can someone confirm that it is wrong to say "non metto dello zucchero nel tè", using the partitive dello for uncountable noun zucchero?

[DylanMarcu1]

Im just an amateur, but i believe your version changes the sentence to "i dont put some sugar in the tea" which is different from the prompt.

[Hedvig846842]

Why is it not "nel il tè" or "nello tè"?

[Elon_the_Hittite]

Neither, not on your nellie! 'Nel' is the contraction of 'in' + 'il'. And 'nello', the contraction of 'in' + 'lo' is only used with words beginning with 's' + consonant, 'z', 'ps', 'pt', or 'gn'.

[mlight]

is metto & pongo similar?

[marziotta]

They are exactly the same, but "metto" (from the verb "mettere") is used far way more often.

[RandalOulton]

Here's an example of a writer using prendere instead of mettre: "Prendi lo Zucchero nel Tè?"

https://www.forzaintegratori.it/blogs/blog-fitness-benessere/prendi-lo-zucchero-nel-te-perche-lo-zucchero-e-il-nemico

[agusorrentino]

Poso and meto are similar in thus case? Dou won't accept it.

[WilliamShe5420]

The is also good Italian for tea

[MiklasDeco]

What is the difference between 'io messo' and 'io metto' ?

[Daniqueee]

What is the difference between metto and aggiungo?

[deactivated user]

Can we say "verso" instead of "metto"?

[EnzoAshkani]

Io non metto zucchero nel te

[Jan969520]

My mistake: "té instead of tè"

[LindaJakim]

Why do you need Io? Wouldn't non metto be acceptable?

[jorgie2009]

Non metto latte nel ciotola = i dont put milk in the bowl ?

[Francine196105]

Why does it need io?

[jeanwalker19]

Is there a rule about when to use the personal pronoun with the verb?