"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.

[CharltonWalton]

I must have missed the lesson why they are switched

[MartinC443488]

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

[coriolano77]

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

[ChrissyCurbPL]

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

[Jim186101]

None of the discussion addresses why the given word order is correct and the word order "Perché é il muro viola?" is wrong. Is this a Duolingo weirdness, or is there an Italian logic that we just aren't understanding? Please help!

[rbbekkhus]

Duo's word order is simply the correct Italian word order; that is, the same in questions as in statements.

[Russtafer]

Excellent! Yes, of course, that explains it!

[msanchez979084]

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

[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?

[JozefKurt]

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

[Erated8]

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

[Michael804044]

Yes

[Manana922]

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.

[alotchka]

i wrote porporo, why is it false ?