"A certain man watches."
Translation:Un certo uomo guarda.
June 7, 2013
5 Comments
Why do the words have to be in that particular order - in so many cases the noun comes before the adjective. Does it change the tone of the sentence? eg is the "certain man " of ill repute?
June 7, 2013
I had the same query. The 'red shirt' is 'la maglia rossa' so why can't this be 'un uomo certo'?
June 21, 2013
I am not sure, but I think that "un uomo certo" is a man who is quiet sure about himself and "un certo uomo" is a certain man
July 21, 2013
There's athread in the discussion forums on the positioning of adjectives in Italian. Unfortunately it doesn't cover this specific example http://www.duolingo.com/comment/1364238.
December 31, 2013
