"Twenty families live here."

Translation: Venti famiglie vivono qui.

[bassistheplace]

Is "abitano" also a proper word for "they live" in this sentence?

[Gink526960]

Yes

[siebolt]

That depends on the order you used. A correct possibility is:"qui vivono venti famiglie" At the moment I cannot imagine another possibility.

[slawophilist]

This is exactly what I wrote, but it was indicated as wrong.

[MarieBarto3]

Is there a difference between abitano an vivono?

[DanielK779208]

What is the difference between qui and qua?

[Gink526960]

Here's a link with a good explanation:
https://dailyitalianwords.com/qui-vs-qua-li-vs-la-in-italian/

[DanielK779208]

Grazie! È stato davvero utile.

[AdamMansbr1]

Why no definite article in this one?

[WarsawWill]

Because there's a number, and the families haven't been specified- just like in English.

[CarolMcLean]

Please can someone explain the difference between using vivere and abitare I don't understand.

[Gink526960]

"abitare" is only used with the meaning of "living in a particular place", more or less like "to reside" (but "to reside" in English is much less used than "abitare" in Italian).

"vivere", on the contrary, expresses all the meanings of the verb "to live", hence both "to live in a place" and "to conduct a life".

In this DL exercise, both the verbs are correct (if "abitano" is marked wrong, report it).

[slawophilist]

I translated with the same words but in different order. does is really matter?

[CarolMcLean]

Gink, thanks for your explanation. That was what I was thinking, so I was puzzled to be told that I had given a wrong answer.

[CarolPapal1]

Why venti and not vente?