"How many chairs do we put at the table?"

Translation: Quante sedie mettiamo a tavola?

[cervec]

why can it be both "a tavola" and "al tavolo"?

[Aratal]

From my understanding, though both tavola and tavolo mean table, tavola is more like "the place we eat" while tavolo is the table itself. Here's an article about it: http://blogs.transparent.com/italian/tavolo-or-tavola/

[Catarina622477]

Lingot for you because this was driving me nuts!!

[peggy582366]

Being at the table isn't necessarily about eating. Meeti gs are common around tables

[emma571125]

thank you Aratal - read article which has really helped!!

[monkadu]

that helps

[formaggiamente]

When should I use "sedia", and when should I use "seggiola"? Thanks.

[s_augustyn]

In another section a native Italian speaker said that they can be used interchangeably. Apparently seggiola is only used in a few areas of the Italy and sedia would be more widely used, but one of the initial authors of this section of DL was from the part of Italy that uses seggiola so it is used heavily in the suggested answers

[KiwiInFlight]

What about sedia vs presiede?

[SuperLL77]

Same question. The helper said presedie as an option. I chose it, and it was marked as incorrect.

[TomTorchia]

My same question

[arul78444]

Sedia Is common for all kind of chair,
Seggiola Is mainly for high chair. I.e baby chair ,seggiola per bambino

[wolf1mtb]

Since tavola is the only choice, the sentence is referring to action around a meal; the definition of tavola is a table for meals. Tavolo is a piece of furniture. You eat at a tavola; you book a tavolo. Since there is no guidance in the lessons, the only clues you have are discerning how a word is used and in what context.

[emma571125]

thanks this distinction is really helpful.

[MichaelMcG189806]

Discussions such as this help a lot too. Thank you all.

[ruikka]

Argh. I first put "sedie" as chairs but the helper suggested "presedie", so I changed it and now it says presedie is wrong and sedie is the correct answer.

[Catarina622477]

They must have ditched presidie because I've never seen it. I still can't figure ou the difference between la sedia and la seggiola...

[JonMiller00]

From another comment, they are interchangeable. Apparently seggiola is more regional and sedia is a little more common.

[jeslam1]

I know this is an idiom, but can we still say "alla tavola/al tavolo" ?

[caludio]

Yes. Also, "quante sedie mettiamo in tavola" does not sound right. It should be more like "Quante sedie mettiamo a tavola" which is more like your take :)

[margerita802022]

can table be masculine or feminine - if so how do I know the difference in the structure of a sentence

[Puzzle36714]

If the tabletop is thicker, like straight from the trunk, possibly even with some bark still left on the sides, then it is definitely masculine. If the table has a tablecloth and decorative doilies then it is feminine.

[AnnaBelle854406]

I put "Quante sedie mettiamo a tavolo" and it was marked wrong. Why does it accept tavola and not tavolo?

[MeuamP]

Marked me wrong when I put noi mettiamo instead of just mettiamo.

[leo-arg]

Can I say "a la tavola"?

[Deus_Mortiis]

Can someone tell me the different instances for using 'Quante' and 'Quanti'?

[Lavmarx]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think "quante" is for feminine and "quanti" for masculine.

Quante donne leggono i libri?

Quanti ragazzi piacciono i biscotti?

[rednif_tap]

I think your example should be 'Ai quanti ragazzi piacciono i biscotti?'

[rsc55]

A quanti ragazzi piacciono I biscotti? A loro piacciono I biscotti. They like the cookies. (No ai)

[rednif_tap]

Thanks.

[margerita802022]

and what exactly is a lingot?

[Helen813071]

Why no "le" before "sedie?"

[LesleyStan5]

why is my answer incorrect just because I use the article

[LesleyStan5]

Why is my answer incorrect just because I use the article