"How many chairs do we put at the table?"
Translation:Quante sedie mettiamo a tavola?
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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/
Being at the table isn't necessarily about eating. Meeti gs are common around tables
But the question is referencing furniture (chairs and table). No hint of food or eating. So should be masculine.
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.
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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
Sedia Is common for all kind of chair, Seggiola Is mainly for high chair. I.e baby chair ,seggiola per bambino
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Same question. The helper said presedie as an option. I chose it, and it was marked as incorrect.
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 :)
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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.
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...
From another comment, they are interchangeable. Apparently seggiola is more regional and sedia is a little more common.
"Quante sedie noi mettiamo a tavola" Marked incorrect for using the pronoun "noi"? (May 2021)
Can someone tell me the different instances for using 'Quante' and 'Quanti'?
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?
A quanti ragazzi piacciono I biscotti? A loro piacciono I biscotti. They like the cookies. (No ai)
I put "Quante sedie mettiamo a tavolo" and it was marked wrong. Why does it accept tavola and not tavolo?
can table be masculine or feminine - if so how do I know the difference in the structure of a sentence
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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.
From reading the literature and the different context in which 'table ' is being used might i suggest that when it is an indifferent use i.e. a piece of furniture or in a restaurant, part of the inventory, it is tavolo but when referred to a place in the home, andfamily activity takes place, it becomes 'tavola' a part of familia, where the feminine essence is the 'hearth' of this pastime. Ergo, even setting the table becomes 'la tavola'. With that philosophy in mind, it works.
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Yes, because ' chair ' in Italian is feminine, ' quante sedie ' applies. Also, ' tavola ' suggests the events which take place on the ' tavolo '. DL accepts ' a tavola ', or ' alla tavola '. That is, ' at table, or ' at the table '. Either way you say it, Italian food is delicious - lol!
Doesn't "a" mean in as in the house or in February also "to" and that was marked wrong. did someone forget to use "i" key ?