"Dove sono le lenzuola?"
Translation:Where are the bed sheets?
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is anybody able to tell me please, why it's not "lenzuele" if it's feminine plural? Thanks!
Lenzuolo is masculine singular, the plural form is lenzuola (feminine, more common) or lenzuoli (masculine, less common).
Thanks! Funny that a plural word doesn't end with an 'i' or an 'e', but I guess this must be an exception!
yes it is an exception a native speakers discussed this in a previous exercise. some Italian words change gender from singular to plural like coriolano77 stated.
Thanks guys. Each language has its "pitfalls". Weird for us, but not for Italians...
(To Jude393299): Greek innit? https://www.lexico.com/grammar/plurals-of-english-nouns-taken-from-latin-or-greek
English has some quirky inconsistencies, e.g., criteria - phenomena are plural BUT singular ending is -non. Go figure!
to clarify: it is "il lenzuolo" in the singular and "le lenzuola" in the plural?
much agreed. italian is one of the easiest languages to learn. english is absurd, but its ubiquity helps.
Languages have rules but there are always exceptions. You just have to get used to them.
Agreed and as an English/ESL prof. I always tell my students to read, read, read. It is the #1 factor to predict academic success in college.
You just have to bear in mind that languages dont' follow strict rules all the time. You have to be willing to memorise a couple of things and not mind making mistakes in the process. Patience and dont give up.
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There are a few exceptions to the usual pluralization rules...e.g. the plural of lip (labbro) is labbra.
There are actually a bunch of nouns like this in Italian. It may trace back to Latin genders.
"Linens" are not necessarily "sheets". In fact, Italian has other words for that.
http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/italien-anglais/lenzuola http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-italien/linens
Personally, I believe 'linens' should be accepted. Here in Britain, when we say we are going to 'change the linens' we ALWAYS mean we're going to change the sheets/bedding.
Error - Translating from Italian to English DL wants me to write "bedsheets" instead of "bed sheets".... But in English "bed sheets" is correct
"Where are the sheets?" is accepted. We don't usually bother to say "bed sheets" where I am from, in California, USA. Where are you from?
I think that is probably because the computer recognised 'lenusuola' simply as a spelling error. If you enter the wrong word or get the number or gender wrong you'll lose a heart.
Is the way the "Voice" speaks and pronounces everything true to actually Italian? Speed too?
I wrote "where is the bedding?" and it told me the correct answer is "where are the beddings?" ❤❤❤, that's not right.
You are of course right FlameMonarch. There isn't a plural of "bedding" in English. Report it. I find it takes a couple of months but you will eventually get confirmation of your recommended change.
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https://quizlet.com/238273416/italian-chapter-10-nouns-whose-gender-changes-in-the-plural-flash-cards/ NOUNS WHOSE GENDER CHANGES IN THE PLURAL
Why does Duolingo say "Where are the bed sheets?" and "Where are the bedsheets?" We probably know that "bedsheets" and "bed sheets" are basically the same thing.
whoo. This is very confusing, when i type in "bed lines" it says it's wrong and should be bed sheets. When i type in bed sheets its says it's wrong and should bs bed line... what is the trick??
My answer said, "Where are the bed linens". I put "beddings", as it was one of the options that came up underneath the word as I hovered over it, and said that I was wrong! Ummmm...
WTH Dulingo!? I wrote bedsheets and got it wrong eventhough the dropdown menu suggested bedsheets instead of beddings
How can you tell the difference between sono when it means "they are" vs "I am"? Does the verb not conjugate like in Spanish?
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Based on clues in the rest of the sentence and in the context. Adjective endings can be clues: sono intelligente vs sono intelligenti. Same with whether a noun is singular vs plural: sono un ammiratore, sono ammiratori.
Hi, why don't you say: 'le lenzuole' instead of 'lenzuola'. Thank you! Gabriella
This wouldn't make sense as the singular is "il lenzuolo", not "la lenzuola". It's an exception, just like il braccio / le braccia, l'uovo / le uova, il miglio / le miglia and some others.
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one word, two plurals: -https://www.italien-facile.com/exercices/exercice-italien-2/exercice-italien-62429.php
il braccio
i bracci della sedia
le braccia del corpo
ciglio
i cigli della strada
le ciglia lunghe
il corno
i corni del dilemma
le corna del cervo
Il dito
i diti mi fanno male
le dita della mano
Filo
i fili del teléfono
le fila del complotto
Il ginocchio = i ginocchi / le ginocchia
Il grido = i gridi / le grida
Il labbro = i labbri / le labbra
Il lenzuolo = i lenzuoli / le lenzuola
Il muro = i muri / le mura
L'osso = gli ossi / le ossa
L'urlo = gli urli / le urla
the arm
the arms of the chair
the arms of the body
eyelash
the roadside
long eyelashes
the horn
the horns of the dilemma
the antlers of the deer
The finger
my fingers hurt me
the fingers of the hand
Wire
the telephone wires
the ranks of the conspiracy
The knee = the knees
The cry = the screams
The lip = the lips
The sheet = the sheets
The wall = the walls
The bone = the bones
The scream = the screams
When I wrote "beddings", he told me it is wrong and the right one is "linens', how is that despite the hint tells "beddings"?