"The girl with the red dress"

Translation: La ragazza col vestito rosso

[eisalehi]

When is "col" appropriate, as opposed to "con"?

[JoeM.]

Hi eisalehi, I'm not sure if your question was already answered by another Duo user, but think of col as an articulated preposition - a contraction of con + il. However, as I understand it, "col" and "con il" are interchangeable in daily conversation, so you can use either based on your personal preference.

Hope this helps! :)

[Pataglu]

Then, I guess both sentences are right :
- "La ragazza col vestito rosso"
- "La ragazza con il vestito rosso"
Are they ?

[JoeM.]

Yep, they are both grammatically correct. Of course, for the listening exercises you should type the correct sentence based on what you hear; the grading system will only accept one of the two forms (in this case 'col'). :)

[xaviergladwin]

Thanks, that helped me as well

[GregorioRG]

Therefore, would "La ragazza con il vestito rosso" also be considered correct?

[dnovinc]

Yes, it should be considered correct.

[olakapla]

it is, I wrote it :)

[immanuel.j]

I get it wrong when I wrote "La ragazza con il vestito rosso".
It asks me to use col instead

[chris.stan2]

I think you get it wrong when you have to type what you hear. I got it right, but I was just translating the sentence.

[DanJSDK]

Why can't I use the article "la" before vestito?

[Pataglu]

Because vestito is a masculine word. Therefore the right article is "il".

[funnyiloveitaly2]

Amazed I got it!!! Progress!!!