"Non era così piccolo prima che entrassi tu."
Translation:It was not this small before you came in.
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You guys don't appreciate DL's literary knowledge, it refers to Balzac's "La Peau de chagrin" :-).
gsir: I'm not familiar with Balzac (which come to think also lends itself to some good natured snickering), but (like others) I'm pretty chagrined at the innuendo. Let's hope DL's referencing one of those old VW-Beetle ads demonstrating how "easily" sex (i mean six) people can squeeze into one.
stiofanin: Prego, ci mancherebbe! That's one of the nice things about this site - spero che tu abbia una buona giornata!
Interesting. Duo once rejected a Balzac short story I tried to upload because of this sort of thing.
It is fascinating to look up the Balzac source for this unusual phenomenon
As in "it (the cake) was not this small before you came in", implying that you are accusing the person..
Ange-Romain: That definitely takes the cake for the best explanation for this bizarre sentence. Thanks.
Facile: Winnebago; crowded lift; small shared apartment. OR He was not this small….etc. Possible comparison on the arrival of a much taller man!
some folks at Duolingo are having way too much fun coming up with these sentences. :D
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Why is the io form of entrassi used here when the subject of the sentence is 'you'? (Okay, it's not the subject, because that's 'It' but you know what I mean...)
In the subjunctive, the io form and the tu form are the same. The 3rd person s/he/it form would be entrasse.
OK, what? The innuendo here is unmistakable. Way to go DuoLingo! You've officially given me the creeps!
This is one of the weirdest DL examples I've seen yet. Translating it in my head, I kept saying to myself, this can't be right.
the below responses are silly and not helpful. I want to know why "ti" is not before the verb, "tu" after the verb with no "a" or "de" or "da" makes no sense to translate "
jeannebridgforth: There's no "ti" because the verb to enter is not reflexive. As for the position of the subject "tu" it's included and placed after the verb I believe for emphasis.
Can someone explain to me when to use the ending sse and ssi, as in entrasse and entrassi? I don't get it. Thanks.
could this also be translated "It was not as small before you came in"? DL didn't accept that.
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it sounds like a remark made to Alice after drinking from the first bottle when she was in wonderland
I would like to know about the following order of 'tu' and 'entrassi'. This is the first time in the whole course I see this.
well, how would DL know how big it was? Maybe it's was too dark, so he had to feel it...you know....with emotion.
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I wrote.."It was not so small before you came". What is grammatically wrong with my answer?
The imperfect subjunctive of entrare when the object of the verb is tu, is "entrassi". However, this can also refer to oneself as well, so if there is ambiguity about the object of the verb, you might add the "tu" to make sure that you mean "you entered", not "I entered". In most cases, the context implies who or what the object of the verb is, so you don't need to use these type of pronouns, but occasionally you would to add emphasis, for example "chi entrasse?", "entrassi tu!".
A little context would help. One must have a wild imagination for some of these! ha
This sentence makes no sense. I cannot make head nor tail of it. The grammar is right but words need meaning too
My mind went straight into the gutter. Then i wondered how the heck would it get smaller after being in there? Lmao.
OH Respect to you DL and to whomever managed to sneak this in. I like your style!!
