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- "I have the men's books."
"I have the men's books."
Translation:Ho i libri degli uomini.
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734
So if the sentence was "I have the women's books", would it be "Ho i libri delle donne". Any comments much appreciated.
287
Da is from (i remember it by a is to, so add the d to get from. And di is of, which changes to degli to be of the.
1001
dell'uomini is not Italian. The article for uomini is only gli, therefore de + gli = degli
586
Shouldn't it be mens' instead of men's since we're talking about it belonging to multiple men, and not just one man? Seems like the English isn't correct, unless I'm wrong?
721
Thank you, Rae. When i wanted to do that there was only a possibility to “discuss” (which of course made me end up on the discussion forum). Will see what happens next time i come across same or similar sentence. Thanks for the thumbs up.
1023
G like "dissolves" (assimilates) here and not actually pronounced as a standalone sound. You should say something like "deyyi", but it is better if you listen its pronounciation in whole sentences. It may slightly change near stressed syllables and sound closer to "dei" when the neighboring words unstressed.
1001
Even in 'I have the men's books' you need the article. It refers to the books even if it is followed by 'men'.
1001
Yes, Indeed. 'I have the books of the men' is how Italian forms a possessive sentence: 'possessed thing' di 'owner'. La casa di Mario -> 'Mario's house'. Il libro di Giulia -> 'Giulia's book'.
Incidentally, you need to use the article with possessive adjectives. La sua casa -> 'his/her house'. Il suo libro -> 'his/her book'
We would need to know more details, such as exactly how the question was presented to you and exactly how you answered. It wasn't including "io" that got you marked wrong. You either had a typo or error or extra space somewhere, or you didn't select all of the correct multiple choice options, or you dragged from the word bank instead of tapping.
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