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"He has water in the glass."
Translation:Lui ha acqua nel bicchiere.
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Im just confused between nello & nell, could anyone explain for me the way must be used?
nel = in + il
nello = in + lo
Both il and lo are masculine singular the but lo is used before s+consonant (lo squalo) or z (lo zucchero). l' is used before a vowel (l'orso, l'uomo) and il is used everywhere else.
So... if the word following "nel" was female, it would become what, "nella"..?? :/
"Feminine", not "female", but yes.
It follows these rules:
https://ciaoitaliablog.wordpress.com/classes/italian-definite-article/
And they combine this way:
https://ciaoitaliablog.wordpress.com/classes/italian-preposition-with-definite-article/
in + il = nel
in + la = nella
in + l' = nell'
in + lo = nello
in + i = nei
in + le = nelle
in + gli = negli
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"bicchiere"
From Late Latin bīcārium (cf. also Old French bichier, pichier, compare modern French pichet, English beaker, pitcher, German Becher), itself possibly from bacarium, or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos).
"Nel" actually already means "in the" (in + il = nel), so "nel il bicchiere" would be "in the the glass". In Italian, "in" forms contracted forms with the definite article (nel, nella, etc.).
di is "of" or "from". So if you removed the ice from the water, you'd use "dell'acqua".
Thanks, this is helpful, hard to know when one romance language is or isn't like another!
Although it is not necessary in this sentence, the use of the partitive article, as in dell'acqua, is also accepted. The partitive singular is used for an unspecified amount of an item that’s considered non-countable, so in this case it would be implying "some water".
https://www.thoughtco.com/italian-partitive-articles-2011451
Here are some examples of the use of the partitive article in dell'acqua meaning "some water"
http://context.reverso.net/traduction/anglais-italien/some+water#dell%27acqua
I am confused when to put a definite article on something, is the following correct?
Lui ha l'acqua nel bicchiere
I'm confused when to use the noun only or with the article. Why is it with "cheese" - its "il formaggio" - but with water its "aqua" and not l'aqua? I've been corrected with the article and without
Why acqua instead of l'acqua. Lui ha l'acqua nel bicchiere is correct or not?
You might be thinking of "bicchiere" which is taught as either a glass or a cup."Tazza" is more of a cup or a mug, not quite a glass :) It might be useful to remember that tazza is for caffè, bicchiere is for acqua.
I think the confusion comes from the fact that many times "bicchiere" here on Duo is translated as "cup", at least accordingly to the threads I read this week.
"Bicchiere" is cup and glass (as in drinking glass) in Italian. "Tazza" is also cup, but more of a mug or tea cup.
I am interested in your opinion, Marziotta. In Italy, can "bicchiere" refer to a short plastic thing that you drink from? Grazie?
Because "nello" is the abbreviation for "nel + lo" so it's only used for nouns that require the article "lo" e.g. zoo, or stivale so "in the zoo" is "nello zoo". And, as Wulfila replied to my own answer, "nel" is the short form of the preposition "in" + the article "il". Here you have the most common italian prepositions + articles http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare153a.htm
Because "bicchiere" is masculine. It's one of those irregular nouns that ends in -e in the singular.
Also, if it were a regular feminine noun, the -e ending would make it plural, thus it would be "nelle bicchiere".
Maybe a native speaker can comment as well, BUT I believe "vetro" means glass as in the material rather than something that holds liquid. English just happens to use the same word to mean both the material AND the thing made of the material that holds liquid.
I don't see "dentro" in the lesson, but Google Translate says "dentro" means "inside/within/into".
nel is the contraction of in + il.
nell' is the contraction of in + l'.
https://ciaoitaliablog.wordpress.com/classes/italian-preposition-with-definite-article/
bicchiere is a masculine noun that starts with a single non-s consonant, so it takes il and therefore nel.
It's not è nel because that would be is in the and wouldn't make any sense. "He has water is in the glass." That's an extra verb that doesn't belong there.
Google Translate says "dentro" can mean "in/inside", so it's really a matter of how it's actually said in Italian. After all, in English, we say "there is water in the glass", not "there is water inside the glass".
Vetro, not vecro, and that refers to a pane of glass like a window, not a drinking vessel.
It says the glass, but whenever i answer "lui ha acqua nel il bicchiere" it's wrong. Why?
Why was "lui ha acqua nel il bicchiere" incorrect? It says he has water in THE glass, after all
First, just because one language uses a definite article there does not guarantee that another language will do the same. Different languages, different grammar and usage.
Second, "nel" is already "in + il". So "nel il" is "in il il".
I got thia one right but it said it was wrong. Like a techincal erro I wish I could have takeb a picture of.
Yes, from now on please take a screenshot if you can't copy and paste, so we can see exactly what you wrote.
Please add meanings of wrong answers also because it will boost understanding to maximum speed!!!... Super good idea, trust me!!
This is not the place to make suggestions.
You can either make a new post there or add your voice to this thread:
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/42939813
