"I am a farmer."

Translation: Io sono un contadino.

[ehansen]

I'm not sure this is write. Other sources have emphasized that when speaking of one's occupation, an article is not used. It should be "Sono contadino". I think other exercises here follow that practice.

[dcounts]

Well... The previous sentence was "Non sono contadini." So what's the deal?

[AlastairPurcell]

Correction: you do NOT need the article - check your grammar book

[xyphax]

I believe one can use a conjugation of the infinitive 'fare'

• io faccio il contadino
• lui fa il musicista maestro

[tessa904278]

This is getting very frustrating. I wrote the above and was marked incorrect. Said it was un'agricoltrice. Here it says contadino. Exactly what I wrote. Will report but this is the second time Duo has done this and that doesn't seem enough.

[sagarikada1]

Duolingo please correct this/ check it? Thanks

[Enerpas]

Hi! Why it can't be "Io sono fa il condatino."?

[arancia]

There are two verbs there, essere (sono) and fare (fa). "Io sono" is "I am," but "fa" is "he/she does."

[kimmassari]

why is it "faccio il contadino" instead of "faccio un contadino"?

[Crystalissima]

I think it's because "faccio il contadino" actually means "I do (the job of) the farmer." In this wording, "the farmer" is a generalization of all farmers. It's really just how i remember it. Can any NS italian clarify if you can use "un" as well?

[Eeonorka]

Indefinite article is not used with occupation

[Isidor868839]

Why is "paesano" not correct?

[ThomasHell2]

According to reverso.net, it means "villager" or "peasant".

[Roseanna223913]

not sono io either