"Lui non beve caffè nero."

Translation: He does not drink black coffee.

[DmytroShkr]

How does dropping the definite article before caffè nero change the meaning of the sentence?

[LaudaMercurium]

I think "Lui non beve caffè nero" means he doesn't drink black coffee in general, whereas "lui beve il caffè nero" might might he does not drink a particular cup of black coffee (a better translation might be he isn't drinking the black coffee). I'm not Italian, but I know Spanish works this way, and, from what I've gathered here from these exercises, so does Italian.

[cchiavatti]

I would say "He doesn't take his coffee black."

[Zzzzz...]

Would not "He does not drink his coffee black" be a better translation?

[FedxViking]

No, because that would be "Lui non beve il suo caffe nero"

[jbclements]

one of the meanings for 'nero' is listed as 'sycamine'. Er... really?

[Eastwood111]

Why doesn't nero end with an "e" since the object does? That is "caffe nere"

[BugabooBear]

From what I understand, adjectives have to match their noun in number and gender. Also, masculine nouns can end in either -e or -o. "Caffe" and "nero" are both masculine and singular so even if they don't end in the same letter the sentence "Il caffe nero" is correct.