"Sei sicura della tua risposta?"

Translation: Are you sure of your answer?

[rhalfik]

No, non sono mai sicura se a duolingo piace la mia risposta!

[Douglas381466]

I'm really confused. If it's "sei" doesn't that imply "tu?" And if it's "tu" why not "sicuri?" Help!

[Rae.F]

"sicuro" is an adjective, not a verb.

[Miro930113]

Tu = singular "you", so it has to be sicuro /sicura (for feminine)

[ceceg]

On one exercise we have "Sei sicuro?" On this one, "sicura" with an a. Does sicura have to match risposta in gender and number?

[f.formica]

No, it matches the person being sure (predicate), thus "are you sure?" could translate to both of them.

[xyphax]

So, just to confirm, in this case is the speaker speaking to a female?

[f.formica]

Yes.

[carolfair]

Why not "sei sicuri della...."

[Miro930113]

In this case it's the singular "you", so it has to be sei sicuro /sicura... If you intend to use plural "you", you may say : SIETE sicuri della VOSTRA risposta

[Vivek797350]

Here della means just of instead it should mean of the or duo has to use only del to convey of meaning in sentence. What am i missing?

[ZuMako8_Momo]

Whenever you use possessives in Italian, you should always include the article, no matter whether you say "of the your question" in English or not. That is why it is «della»; you need the «la» because there is a possessive adjective «tua» following it. The only time you do not need the article when using a possessive adjective is when talking about singular family members: «Mia madre è bella.».

[TimK77777]

Why "sei sicuro della tua risposta" is not accepted as a correct translation? English "are you sure" is gender-neutral, so it can be translated as both "sei sicuro" and "sei secura".

[f.formica]

When translating from English yes, but this sentence is either dictation or a translation from Italian.

[TimK77777]

My exercise was translation from English.

[jesslc]

Report it - both sicuro and sicura should be accepted

[Alida448762]

in a former exercise it said that Certo was sure. so are sicura and certo interchangeable?

[f.formica]

When they mean "sure", pretty much, but both of them have other, non-overlapping meanings: "certo" has both meanings of "certain", while "sicuro" can be sure, safe or secure depending on context.

[Memo400310]

Are you sure about your answer is wrong, can someone explain why? Is it wrong in english also?

[ZuMako8_Momo]

I think that could/should also be accepted

[sumemon]

Why is the feminine always used in such cases?

[Joanna602590]

What is the difference between sicuro and certo ?

[CarlaCulve]

I was given the options sicura or sicuri. Since is was regarding "you", I chose sicuri. Why is this wrong? (I=o, you=i, she/he, it= a)

[Rae.F]

Because it's an adjective, not a verb. You're thinking of verb conjugation rules. Those are not the same as adjective agreement rules.

[Miro930113]

it should be accepted if you answered this way :

• "siete sicuri della vostra risposta"

• "siete sicuri delle vostre risposte"

"sicuri" is plural so you should use it with plural "you" "siete" and "vostra/vostre"