Topic: Italian

"Only seventy years ago?"

Translation:Solo settant'anni fa?

June 19, 2013

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/chemacasado

    "Fa", is it supposed to be placed ONLY at the end? "Soltanto fa settant'anni" not valid?

    August 5, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/a-muktar

      I guess that's right

      March 16, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Macossay
      • 14

      I suspect "fa" would be interpreted as the present tense of "fare," to make or to do. So "soltanto fa settant'anni" would translate something like, "he only does fifty years."

      December 29, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/xyphax

        April 2014 .. duo accepts

        soltanto settant'anni fa

        April 27, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/CoolStuffYT

          Yeah, "ONLY".

          June 23, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/foucherell

            How can one know the wordorder, Italian seems very flexible concerning thar

            March 5, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Margherita0703

              It marked my answer as incorrect, then showed the correct answer as what I had!!??

              October 10, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/MxAsker

                Anybody can tell me why mine is wrong? Afaik Italian is flexible with word order.

                June 19, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/chemacasado

                  we can't see "yours". Which was your answer?

                  August 5, 2013
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