"I write on white sheets of paper."
Translation:Scrivo su fogli bianchi.
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sui = su+i = on the
- I write on white sheets of paper = scrivo su fogli bianchi
- I write on the white sheets of paper = scrivo sui fogli bianchi
it is true that italian language uses articles more and in a different way from English, but in this case the article has the same meaning
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I did it wrong and was corrected to "scrivo SUI fogli bianchi"
Italian often uses a definite article where we wouldn't in English. I would like a native-speaker of Italian answer this question.
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why "scrivo su fogli di carta bianchi" is wrong? mustn't we translate "of paper"?
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The correct translation should be: "(io) scrivo su dei fogli di carta bianca", but I don't know if DL accepts it
why "pagine bianche" doesn't work? I mean, I know it's "pages" but what else other than pages are "white sheets of paper"?
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Since it has been questioned by so many people, is there any moderator over there who can explain why sui is not accepted.
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I also considered "sui" but that would be "I write on the white sheets of paper". The definite article is not included in the original sentence, hence it is only "su" - .... on white sheets....
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NB 'sheets of white paper': when I translated 'fogli bianchi' as sheets of white paper, a couple of sentences ago, it was marked wrong!
