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"I am a butterfly."
Translation:Sono una farfalla.
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So you are a girl. As if you remember, La ragazza è la farfalla. And I also am a turtle (don't know what other people say about those who are slow in everything, but we Lithuanians do say that somebody is slow like a turtle) and – io sono la tartaruga...
I'm sorry, but I thought that sono was for humans and essere was for animals. Does someone have a comment? Thanks
The word essere is a verb, it means "to be" When using it, you conjugate it: Io sono (I am) Tu sei (You are) Lui/Lei è (he/she is) Noi siamo (we are) Voi siete (You are) Loro sono (they are)
Since its just a verb, it can be used for both humans and animals:
Io sono l'uomo. I am the man.
L'ape è un insetto. The bee is an insect. Io sono un ape. I am a bee.
Also, you can choose to not use the pronoun (io,tu,lui,lei,noi,voi,Loro) and just say the conjugation of the verb, they would both make sense.
Sono un ragazzo. I am a boy.
È un uomo. He is a man.
Sei una bambina. You are a girl. (younger than 10 usually is bambina/bambino)
THATS VERY GOOD. HELP A LOT. MY FIRST LANGUAGE IS SPANISH. BUT ALL THE ANSWER ARE IN ENGLISH. THATS MY SECOND ONE. ITALIAN IS FUN. I REALLY LIKED.
If you are a Spanish speaker, you might be thinking of two verbs "to be" in español, ser and estar. Italian has something somewhat similar with essere and stare. Here's a couple links: https://www.mytutor.co.uk/answers/7355/A-Level/Italian/What-is-the-difference-between-the-verbs-essere-and-stare/ and https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/us/italian-easy-learning/essere-and-stare The verbs come from Latin esse and stare, but each Romance language handled the division of labor for the verbs differently.
18 years old after, I discovered that I am not a "ragazzo" but a butterfly, humm ok Fly farfalla fly
Duo, I have a question... If I ever go to italy, when will I have to say "Sono una farfalla?"
I am a beautiful butterfly!!!!! From way up here you all look like little ants!!
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Why is "Io sono una farfalle" not correct? What's wrong about the personal pronoun at the beginning of the sentence?
How is it "sono una farfalla" shouldn't it be "io sono una farfalla" please help me this makes no sense what so ever
Y is it not "io" sono la farfalle....its showing that the correct one is "sono la farfalle"
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"Sono una farfalla." or "Io sono una farfalla." - I am a butterfly.
"Sono la farfalla." or "Io sono la farfalla." - I am the butterfly.
"Sono le farfalle." or "Loro sono le farfalle." - They are the butterflies.
I can be male cat (un gatto) and female cat (una gatta). But there is now way to tell that I am a male butterfly, is it? Un farfallo wasnt right answer in duolingo....
Why can't I put Io? Either Sono or Io sono should be accepted. Your answers are very inconsistent with this.
Okay and I am a monkey and you are a horse and she is an elephant and he is a crab... ×)
you can omit the io and the answer is the same.... "sono" or "io sono" means the same. I put Io sono and was marked incorrect.......
Part of the reason that is incorrect us because "una" means one and "farfalle", as in "le farfalle" is butterflies so you're mixing singular and plural. As for the "Io sono" part, I thought that should be correct too but apparently not.
How do you say "I'm a male butterfly"? Isn't the one that is deemed correct here referring to a female one?
Why does this not translate to "They are a butterfly"? Surely it should be "Io sono una farfalla" to specify that it is me. Mi s'baglio?
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Loro/essi/esse sono una farfalla. - They are a butterfly.
Io sono una farfalla. - I am a butterfly.
Sono una farfalla. - Both meanings, although "They are..." seems unlikely, it doesn't make much sense.
Reminds me of Madama Butterfly opera of G. Puccini .Perhaps Duo saw the opera and decided to be a butterfly rather than an owl
