Topic: Italian

"Non mangio la cipolla."

Translation:I do not eat the onion.

May 4, 2013

31 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Prof_T_Entee

    Ogres are like onions.

    December 11, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/venicetokyopari

      Shrek. Funny

      December 11, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Prof_T_Entee

        ^-^

        December 15, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
        • 1889

        This is a cognate with the Spanish word for onion: "la cebolla".

        July 6, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/cgilge

          it is also correct to say 'io non mangio la cipolla' as io simply reasserts the first person of mangio. yet duolingo marked this wrong.

          July 22, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
          • 1889

          You should report that, then.

          July 23, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/rjjacob
          • 1246

          How do you say the imperative: "Do not eat the onion."?

          April 11, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/BrunoZoldan

            Non mangiare la cipolla!

            June 4, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
            • 1889
            https://www.duolingo.com/Dominic430299

              Could this be translated "I do not eat onions"? That is a much more natural English expression. I can only imagine saying "I do not eat the onion" if it was in a burger or something specific.

              November 5, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/Owlspotting
              • 1761

              I'm also wondering about this. Because it seems that a number of Romance languages use definite article & bare noun to denote a generic class.

              April 16, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/ScarElizabeth
              • 19

              This sentence is perfect seeing as i am allergic to cipolla!

              May 28, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/venicetokyopari

                Is this just me, or does that sound grammatically incorrect?

                December 15, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                • 1889

                It's perfectly grammatical in Italian.

                December 17, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Maxiimumr

                  TRUE. ;_;

                  May 4, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/HeyMcFly

                    WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP

                    February 8, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/DavidCastr796134

                      No, I don't eat onion, I belive that it is correct too

                      January 9, 2017
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                      • 1889

                      You added an extra negative that's not in the original.

                      November 5, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/AshWiniVatsa

                        is he jain

                        February 18, 2017
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                        • 1889

                        Maybe! But I used to know someone who was simply allergic to onions. And I know someone who just doesn't like the flavor/texture. So there are many possible reasons.

                        February 18, 2017
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Spikeyhusky

                          I dont understand how can i know if its "i"or not ?

                          April 2, 2017
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                          • 1889
                          https://www.duolingo.com/krazy1sbk

                            Me neither

                            June 2, 2017
                            https://www.duolingo.com/AmossCoates

                              How do you say, I did not eat the onion, or, I will not eat the onion?

                              November 1, 2017
                              https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                              • 1889

                              https://www.italian-verbs.com/italian-verbs/conjugation.php?parola=mangiare

                              Past tense: Non ho mangiato la cipolla.
                              Future tense: Non mangerò la cipolla.

                              November 1, 2017
                              https://www.duolingo.com/CatherineK153278

                                Could this also be "I do not eat onion" in English?

                                July 11, 2018
                                https://www.duolingo.com/Eeonorka

                                  What's going on? I wright the right answer and duo has the same but tells me "it is not correct"

                                  January 29, 2019
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                                  • 1889

                                  If you could copy and paste what you wrote, we could see for ourselves and maybe have some insight.

                                  January 29, 2019
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Alexandr245046

                                    I don't eat is correct, too

                                    March 11, 2019
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/Barbara545726

                                      Don't and do not are.the same, why was i marked incorrect for using don't instead of do not?

                                      March 25, 2019
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/Rae.F
                                      • 1889

                                      It's a deep-level technical issue that Duolingo has with contractions.

                                      March 25, 2019
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