"Why is the wall purple?"

Translation: Perché il muro è viola?

[adrian-paula]

I did not use the wrong word. I used the wrong order.

[coriolano77]

Il colore viola is masculine and invariable, la viola (feminine) is a flower or a musical instrument.

[meandmyshadow0]

And me

[Bricksheffield]

I must have missed the lesson why they are switched

[MartinC443488]

My word order is not the approved version, but just as valid.

[msanchez979084]

Why is... the word order invalid... when compared with Spanish... the verb and adjectives can be switched ... ? Confused...

[Chris783722]

I also used the wrong order of words. What possible difference could this make in the understanding of the sentence?

[WilliamM.G]

Ok, then, does that mean viola is the exact same, without its ending changing, for both masculine and feminine adjectives, both singular and plural?

[Joe920387]

Viola (purple) and rosa (pink) do not change

[Erated8]

Does 'Muro' Come From The Same Root As 'Mural'?

[alotchka]

i wrote porporo, why is it false ?

[RainbowRe]

Ok so, why the wall is violet is how this is translated. It's going to take a while to wrap my head around this one.