"Where is the furniture?"

[Kujayhawk91]

Why is it 'sono', for first person, instead of 'e'?

[Rae.F]

It's not first person singular here, it's third person plural, as you can see "i mobili" is plural.

[raso90]

"Where is" is dov'è, so why is it dove sono?

[Ner3]

the question says where IS... I think it should be mobile, but I got it wrong!!

[steviecashmere]

i think there are two things
(1) note in italiano furniture is rmobile or i mobili but generally refered as plural

and

(2)
where is one item
vs
where are multiple items

[bassolife]

Exactly. I got it wrong by the same mistake.

[AliMargot]

Can't yet get used to using furniture as plural!

[mangoHero1]

As one person put it, whenever it says just furniture, use i mobili and only use il mobile to say a PIECE of furniture.

[AnnieBosle]

A great bit of info. Thanks.

[EugeniaAT]

I used it as a plural in a previous exercise and lost a heart. I just don't get it anymore.

[Jasmine96771]

I though "sono" means "are",so why is the word "soon" being used as "is" in this sentence?

[Quattrostelle]

Because furniture in Italian is plural, not singular.

[KenGrave1]

why not dov'e i mobile?

[NICK.56]

I mobili è al plurale quindi giustamente ho scritto dov'è il mobile? altrimenti sarebbe : fornitures

[a2n2i2a2]

dictionary says mobilia for furniture, mobili for piece of furniture

[maidarodri]

Why they say: where is the furniture and do not say where are the furniture.

[KostasMita]

In English the verb is implies singular. Why in Italian becomes plural?

[haydee14p]

Is not sono translated as are rather than is

[Nicole_Di_Kansas]

Where are the pieces of furniture.

[BobDeakin]

Many thanks for providing this simple explanation - now I get it!

[chrisa715]

What is the singular form of "furniture?" I tried "il mobile" and "la mobilia" with "è" but neither worked.

[supercortez]

Dove vs Dov'e. What's the difference?

[susancoby]

Dove sono I mobile? should it not read "dov'e I mobili?

[susancoby]

Why is it dove sono and not dov'e I mobile?

[susancoby]

why D OVE SONO I MOBILI? and not "DOV'E I MOBILI

[bapepe]

Why is 'the furniture' plural??? especially following a singular verb 'is'

[bapepe]

'the furniture' is NOT plural especially since it is following a singular verb 'is'

[Ex3mity]

Where is...????

Why not "Where are?"

[51Jane]

Why sono? I can't see any reason why the "I" form is correct

[51Jane]

Why on earth " I" form?

[LynnWoo1]

why the io form ?

[myrtlering]

Why is it plural?

[LynnWoo1]

did not understand why this required the io form.

[8hhpCtUS]

why is it Dove soon and not Dov'e

[WA4mQvoE]

dov'e il mobile?

[vadrouilleuse]

my answer was : "dov'è il mobile" considered as wrong. DL wants this sentence : "Dove sono i mobili?" But the english sentence is "where is" (singular) and not "Where are" (plural) So, I think tant the good answer was mine...

[vadrouilleuse]

DL answer is wrong : problem of singular / plural...

[Renate347694]

"the furniture" is singular.
Why is "il mobile" wrong and "i mobili" right?

[MargaretBrazzale]

dove sono i mobili appears to be a plural translation for a singular noun. Can anyone advise on this please?

[8hhpCtUS]

Why sono?

[Nina833095]

why is it wrong to say "dov'è il mobile?" ?

[MB1010]

Dove sono i mobili?
Why is this plural? also google translate agrees its plural so its probably correct.
I tried where is the sheep in google translate and it was happy to make that singular so its not a general rule for english words that are the same in the singular as plural.

[Guardifili_Ben]

I put "Dov'è i mobili" and was wrong, with the correct answer being "Dove sono i mobili". Duo says I used the "lui/lei" form "è" instead of the "io" form "sono". My question is, with the original statement being "where is the furniture", as the furniture is not specified in ownership, why is either one right or wrong? I could see them both being acceptable. Please help. Thanks!