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- "I am ninth at the bar."
"I am ninth at the bar."
Translation:Sono la nona al bar.
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From what I have read, the definite article is certainly preferred (perhaps even mandatory) before ordinal numbers.
In English it's correct grammar to keep the article (and many people do. It adds emphasis)
"I am the ninth at the bar" is also correct in English, so I guess Italians (or at least Duo) keep the article.
I think this works like Portuguese, we (brazilians) say "sou O nono". There isn't a specific rule about this, it's just how we say.
I think both are fine but putting the 'il' is the more natural way of saying it in Italian.
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I am a native Italian speaker that lives (and have lived the whole life) in Italy. I can assure you all: "Sono [il/la] nono/nona al bar" is absolutely a correct answer, with or without the article. I reported it.
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Does il nono imply that you are male and la nona imply that you are female or does it not matter?
The English sentence should then be "I am the ninth at the bar." if you want to translate correctly.
You are correct, "Sono il nono" (m) and "Sono la nona" (f). All because of the verb "essere" and all linking verbs I think... Must be, surely...
The definite article is not absolutely necessary here and can be omitted (in my humble opinion). Its use varies on context and mostly depends on the emphasis the speaker wants to put on the numeral.
In Jan 2020, Duolingo does not accept the sentence without the article, so that must mean you have to use the article (il, la). Sono la nona al bar or sono il nono al bar.
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OK, the article is obviously compulsory here. Why? Any clues? "Arrivo nona" in the previous sentence was marked wrong, when I put "Arrivo la nona" there.
No, that would be the translation of "I am the nine at the bar" which is not correct English.
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You mean "Sono la numero nove al bar". The meaning is the same but the phrase is completely different.
