Topic: Italian

"There are various books on the desk."

Translation:Ci sono diversi libri sulla scrivania.

April 30, 2013

11 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/crazy4hazy

    Would "ci sono vari libri..." be right too? Thank you.

    April 30, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/f.formica
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    • 2147

    Hm I'd say so, yes.

    May 1, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/crazy4hazy

      Ah, thank you.

      May 1, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ihrma

        Yes that is right, says duolingo...

        September 17, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/miguel_calcano

          Why molti and not alcuni?

          June 10, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/diania

            Can I use "C'รจ" instead of "Ci sono"?

            July 26, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/EstelleTweedie
            • 53

            That would be singular - "There is ..."

            July 27, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/matt_chiro

              Is the any reason why this is just "libri" rather than "i libri"? Thanks.

              October 1, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mary_505

                Because it is an indefinitive adjective here. Here, "diversi" means "different, various" in the sense of "several".

                i libri diversi=the different books

                libri diversi=different books

                diversi libri=several books.

                You don't use the article between the adjective and the noun, that's why "diversi i libri" is incorrect. Hope this was somewhat helpful :)

                October 2, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/matt_chiro

                  Thanks mary_505. I wrote "i libri diversi". If I am understanding your explanation correctly, by adding the definite article it changes the meaning of the word "diversi" so that it still means "different" but not in the sense that is the same as "various". Subtle difference but great explanation. Thank you. Have a lingot.

                  October 3, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Nan110683

                    I believe that "sully scrittorio" is also correct

                    September 21, 2017
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