"The boy eats cheese."
Translation:Il ragazzo mangia il formaggio.
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I'd also like to know this. Is there a rule for when we include the definite article and not?
Me too. Why are some nouns with the (il formaggio) and others are not (manzo)?
I thought because ragazzo ends with o it should have been mangio. Why does it end with a.
I've found that, when in doubt, replacing the subject with the corresponding pronoun helps me use the proper verb congugation. So, for example, by replacing "Il ragazzo" with "Lui" (He) the conjugation of mangia make more sense. The same way you would say "i cavalli (or Loro- THEY) mangiono" and not mangi.
Mangio, and most other verbs end in 'o' when the subject is "Io" Mangia for he and she, mangi you ..singular, mangiamo for we, mangete for plural you, mangiano them.
In the same skill: 'They eat beef' my answer was 'Loro mangiano manzo' and it was marked wrong; the correct answer: 'Loro mangiano il manzo'. Naturally I patterned my answer after that 'Il ragazzo mangia il formaggio'. Guess what, it was marked wrong. So tell me, what is going on?????
I'm curious: some answers require the definite article. Here I answered "il ragazzo mangio il formaggio" but it was marked wrong!
Is there a rule for when to use the definite article?
She eats = Lei mangia He eats = Lui mangia I eat = Io mangio They eat = Loro mangiano We eat = Noi mangiamo You = Voi mangiate
It's the difference between the masculine singular and masculine plural..... the boy = il ragazzo, the boys = i ragazzi :)
It is telling me I'm wrong even though the correct answer and my answer were completely the same.
