"I have the sandwiches."
Translation:Io ho i panini.
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i = plural form of il, le = plural form of la
il panino -> i panini --- la farfalla -> le farfalle
You can, you just don't have to. You could think of it like this: conjugations in Italian actually change depending on who is doing what. In English, the only distinction is he/she/it has the rest are have. So you get a lot of details from "ho i panini".
ho = I have
hai = you have
ha = he/she/it/You have
abbiamo = we have
avete = you (all) have
hanno = they have
As the subject is built into the conjugation of the verb the pronoun (I/you/he/etcetera) most times is dropped. It can be added for emphasis, - if so it normally comes first or last in the sentens.
In french, you have verb conjugation like in italian but you still have to use the pronouns
You can say it: "Io ho i panini" is correct, But it is also a common to say "ho i panini". And since "ho" is only use with "io" then we can understand the sentence without subject.
tramezzino usually is a sandwich made with bread for toast cutted in the shape of triangle, panino is when it is made with normal bread
tra = between
mezzo = half
-ini = a diminutive in plural (making things smaller / less important)
tramezzino = a small bite halfway between (meals) / a snack / Imbiss in German.
What is the difference between i panini or gli panini. Its wrong gli panini but it is plural
'Gli' is used when the (masculine plural) noun starts with a vowel, 'z' or 's'+consonant
Then why do we say "gli uomini" if uomini does not start with an 's' or 'z' From the instructional notes, for words that start with: z, x, y, ps,gn OR s+consonant, you would us "le" before those words.
Was this a question? Or why did I have to started with the verb and no with the subject???
It's "i panini" as *sandwiches are masculine in Italian, - il panino / i panini.
("le" is the fem. plural article, - la mela / le mele)
I answered "io ho panini" and it was wrong. The right answer was "ho I panini". It's the same thing, isn't it.
Well almost . . but not quite.
"sandwiches" is not specific, - could be any sandwiches.
"the sandwiches" is a specific group of sandwiches.
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If "io ho i panini" is not commonly used, but still grammatically correct, then it shouldn't be considered as a wrong answer imo.
Interestingly a sandwich in Rome is known as "un tramezzino" whereas panini are rolls. Definitely depends on what area of Italy you are accustomed to.