"È un topo."
Translation:It is a mouse.
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if you remember, there was a famous italian character back in the 80's, called "Topo Gigio" and it was a cute mouse, dressed up in clothes :) Topo Gigio, mouse Gigio
Mmm i thought topo gigio was argentinian, my whole life is an entire lie
Native here. Just wanted to add that we also use the word "topo" for "booger". The right word is "caccola" btw. This is relevant.
Another Italian here. What you said is not true at all in standard Italian. You're only misleading all the learners.
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Topolino means little mouse. It's a famous old model Italian car, and also the Italian name for Mickey Mouse.
Why is "È" also explained with "(you) are" but it is not right to answer "you are a mouse"?
The verb è you are talking about its a formal way to say "You are" and it's used when you are talking to a upperclass/older person in a polite way not for animals!
Funny, in Spanish "topo" means "mole". Also, in México "mole" is food.
I actually didn't know I guessed that. I haven't been doing Italian, because I was doing Spanish, and I think that Italian is harder than Spanish.
"è" is the verb alone, so it means "is". He/she/it are all possible alternatives for the implied pronoun.
Try not to confuse è and é. È means it is, but é means Is it. Pay attention to symbols above letters.
Topo Gigio was an Italian series. After it became a success, Latin American countries like Peru and Mexico came up with their own version. But it's originally Italian.
