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Which is the difference between 'scrivono lettere" and "scrivono delle lettere"
February 26, 2014
I was asking myself that too. Especially since "they writte letters" is marked incorrect
December 3, 2014
should not be more natural in this case "scrivono alcune lettere"? I undestand that eating from something like "mangiano del pane" can be interpreted as eating some amout but in this from it is somehow strange for me if it is regarded to as some letters....
May 11, 2013
The compound preposition is used as a plural for the indeterminate article: "ho un cane" (I have a dog), "ho dei cani" (I have some dogs). You're right that alcuni/e is a better translation for "some", but "some" is the closer English gets to del/della/dei/delle.
May 11, 2013
