"The cake on the plate is ours."

Translation: La torta nel piatto è la nostra.

[bobbyd98682]

Is "la nostra" feminine to match "la torta?"

[marcy65brown]

Yes

[Darkflemy]

What's the difference between "nel piatto" and "sul piatto" ?

[AndreasWitnstein]

‘nel piatto [fondo]’ means “in the [deep] plate”.

‘sul piatto [piano]’ means “on the [flat] plate”.

[cbx500]

I think "nel piatto" translates to "in the plate", and "sul piatto" translates to "on the plate".

[Aipu]

but i thought "nel piatto" can be used as "in the plate" also "on the plate".....

[Esman19]

I understand that we use la nostra since torta is feminine. But I want to know why we look at the word torta (feminine) and not piatto (masculine). Is it because torta is the main focus of the sentence? Thanks

[Minizyyy]

We are talking about the cake, which just happens to be on a plate, and that's why feminine nostra. We are saying that the cake is ours, not the plate :)

[Cameroli]

Why can't I write " la torta nel il piatto è la nostra ? "

[StuartWill1]

I'm not a native or fluent speaker , so i may be wrong. But i think "nel" is something like a contraction for "in the..." As it can be nel, nello, negli, etc. as would be the definite article it is replacing.

[RileyBridget]

why is the article "la" used in the second part of the sentence before 'nostra"?

[LoriQuaid]

The definite article almost always precedes the possessive word (except in cases when referring to singular family members, such as "mia madre").

[wogboy101]

It is optional in this case. The article can be omitted for "mine/yours/ours" etc.

[jongosi]

Can someone explain why I can't use 'nello piatto' her (as in nel lo piatto)
la torta nello piatto è la nostra

[jani201]

lo is only used when a masculine noun begins with a "z" or "s plus a consonant" so with piatto it is nel

[DanLedger]

Thank you so much for reminding me of that. I completely forgot that was the rule.

[tmjv1]

Also, nel is a combination of the Italian word "in" and a definite article. So I don't believe you would combine nel with another definite article.

[BACCO1st]

Sul is on nel is in...

[Wakefield9]

Studying Italian makes me hungry.

[Anne707404]

What is the difference between nel and nello? And when are they used?

[MarksAaron]

'nel' is a combination of 'in' + 'il', while 'nello' is a combination of 'in' + 'lo'. Basically two different articles in the second part.
'Lo' is used before masculine words that start with 'z', or 's' + consonant. 'Il' is used before masculine words that start with any other consonant.

[countpapa]

Is there a difference in meaning wether I use "la" in the second part of the sentence or not?

[Selene0924]

I thought that when show-casing possession at the ending like his, hers, mine etc the article is supposed to be left out.... How is it that la nostra is being used for ours?

[kabif021.316]

Whats the difference between nostra and nostro

[haidarahhusain]

Nostra -> feminine, nostro -> masculine.

Torta is feminine, it's comply with nostra.

[z7X32]

Nel piatto in the plate, sul on the

[AlyssaSche15]

"The cake on the plate is ours."
Translation:La torta nel piatto è la nostra.

Why isn't this le nostre?

[mary973134]

Only one cake: lA tortA nostrA

[-Huntaro]

What's the difference between "nostra" and "nostro" ?

[MarksAaron]

-a is feminine, -o is masculine (referring to the thing that 'we' own)

[Sheila709911]

My finger skipped while I was typing my answer

[eggshell9]

Does it need to put "la" before "nostra" ? Article is not needed before possessive pronoun, isn't it?

[BENJAMIN938293]

Nostra ,nostri, confution

[ella-is-here]

When do i use è and when do i use sono before possession?

[vivian.car8]

Ok i got it right only forgot the second t in piatto didnt change it.:(

[BahadirGurcan]

Why is 'nello piatto' incorrect ?

[haidarahhusain]

Il piatto not lo piatto. (The correct article for piatto is il)

Nello = in+lo.
Nel =in+il.

[Furrun13]

if it is "on the plate" it has to be sul piatto it is definately wrong

[CarlaCulve]

can someone explain the difference between nel and nello? Please?

[Kevin831]

nostri nostro nostra are there differences?

[MarksAaron]

Differences in gender and number. -o = masculine singular, -a = feminine singular, -i = masculine plural, -e = feminine plural

[MargaretBr689808]

What's the difference between nostro and nostra?

[ciampix]

"il dolce sul piatto è il nostro" (reported): a cake can be "una torta" or more generally "un dolce" https://www.wordreference.com/enit/cake

[KarenMcCann51]

I am totally, totally confused by this! It makes no sense to me at all, the nostrA/nostrE word endings. Having had a stroke, I do have difficulty in understanding some things but I'd been doing really well until this section. I don't want to give up but my head feels ready to explode! Can anyone help with a simple 'rule' for this, that might be easier for me to understand?

[t8hev.iol5ist.6]

When do you use "nel" and when do you use "nello"?

[ctQaf]

I do not find my mistake