"This is the friend to whom I have given the key."
Translation:Questa è l'amica a cui ho dato la chiave.
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Why is "Questo è il amico a cui ho dato la chiave" wrong?!? (I literally copy pasted this, I made no typo.)
argh of course. That one always £$%# me up. Too many articles, Italian!
Thanks!
What is the example when I could use 'a chi' then if here it is a wrong option, although it is offered when I click on "whom" in the sentence? Thx.
Chi is always who in a question (“who is ...?”). “The man, who...” is a completely different use of “who” translated as “che” (or “cui” if there is a preposition). “A chi” can only used in a question: “A chi hai dato la chiave?”
The hints are more like looking up a word in a dictionary, there may be different translations in different cases, it is up to you to decide which translation is the one you need in this case, if any at all.
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In the question form, is it also okay to use 'a CUI hai dato la chiave?'
I'm trying to work out a rule: can I always translate 'whom' to 'cui' if I want to make it simple for myself (even if 'chi' is also an option in question form).
Or is the rule that 'cui' is only for 'whom' in statement form, and 'chi' is used in all other circumstances?
Questo è l'amico cui ho dato la chiave. Because you don't need 'a' when it mean 'to whom'?
There must always be something behind cui (a cui, in cui, di cui..) which mean to whom/which, in which, and of which respectively
actually in Italian "Questo è l'amico cui ho dato la chiave' is right, "a" can be omitted, but most of italians would say "a cui"
Why is this incorrect? Is there a reason why is must be a feminine friend? questo è l'amico a cui ho data la chiave
Sometimes this course is such a waste of time (but free). Male friend is marked wrong...Questo è il amico...!!!
Because it is l’amico. “Il” is wrong. If you had taken the trouble to read the comments before posting you would have found that I had made exactly the same mistake. In 95% of the cases it is you who made a mistake that you just haven’t figured out yet and not Duolingo.
Why is it wrong ?!?Questo è il amico a cui ho dato la chiave as Translation for : This is a friend? ....
Marialramendy - because it says...... "to whom" and not to who I gave the key".
