"They are as strong as us."

Translation: Loro sono forti come noi.

[tmac876]

Just curious, but why can't I say: "Loro sono come forti come noi"?

[Yuujen]

If you wanted to use that sort of construction, you would say (Loro) sono così forti come noi or (Loro) sono tanto forti quanto noi.

[KBeuP64k]

I tried to use them both and it said it's wrong anyway

[magofa]

I had the same question

[Janice410334]

Why do i have to put loro in this sentence?

[PattQuattr]

Please tell us.. why loro sono this time and only sono other times
More inconsistent DL!!

[deactivated user]

Could this also mean "they are strong like us"?

[JonMiller00]

I think it can

[Gill328589]

Why is sono forti come noi wrong?

[Jitka986281]

And what if I mean "they (women) are strong? Than it is correct to write "forte", isn't it?

[Andrea15161777]

"Forte" does has no different forms for masculine or feminine so singurar is always "forte" and plural always "forti".
Le donne sono forti come noi.

[mangoHero1]

Is there an expression to say as ... As? I think sia .. che?

[Jae633849]

'Sia...che' is the equivalent of 'either...or' or 'both...and'. For 'as...as' in Italian you can say 'tanto...quanto' or 'così...come', but you can also choose to just leave out the first half of either of those (as this sentence does).

[Helen813071]

There are two "as" in this sentence. Why not two "come?"

[arandaneri]

Is "Sono tanto forti come noi", correct?

[Sassicat]

Doubtful .... Tanto means 'many' or 'lots'. Neither are mentioned in the phrase.

[peggy582366]

These are diffetent meanings: strong like us (approximate) "as strong as" - more equal. Would HAVE to be exact in any competition

[Jo.Ke.Ro.]

Can it also be "Loro sono forte come nostre"?

[Victoria151617]

I also wrote this, but I think the mistake is that forte is the singular form so as it ends in e it will always become i when plural (regardless of if it applies to men or women)

[MinorProphet1]

Nostre means 'our' or 'ours' so doesn't hold exactly the same meaning

[LoisMcEwan]

Isn't they are strong like us closer in English?

[joeriese]

Loro sono cosi' forte come noi, was rejected

[CaG4]

This has done it for me. Im staying in and not going shopping today.

[3Kroliki]

What if they are all females? Wouldn't the modifier then be forte?

[Catharine499251]

L'uomo è forte. La donna è forte. Gli uomini sono forti. Le donne sono forti.

[AngelinaDu569423]

Why is "Loro sono come forte" come noi incorrect

[Wiijimmy]

Shouldn't forte also be allowed? They could be all female...

[MatheusdeC8]

"forte" is the singular form for either males or females. The same happens in the plural, where "forti" is used for both genders.