"Mangio la verdura nonostante il gusto."
Translation:I eat vegetables despite the taste.
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I'm confused about when verdura should be plural in a sentence like this or not. I guess it doesn't matter--or does it?
"Verdura" is used for singular and plural and talks about vegetables in general. Verdure, is basically just used for different types of vegetables. Hope I helped.
I am doing all the old lessons again, and once again find I've forgotten lots of words, one being 'nonostante'! Hadn't a clue what it meant! Is there anywhere I can brush up on all the old words without going into each separate lesson please?? I'm going to be stuck where I am at this rate as keep having to go back! Must be an age thing, with the brain cells dying faster than when one is young!
You can hover over the words to find out what they mean if you forget. I remember a lot of Italian words by virtue of their similarity to English ones. Nonostante sounds a lot like "notwithstanding" which is an accepted translation.
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This is a very useful trick to remember difficult words. In fact, "notwithstanding" also has to do with the etimology of nonostante that has an older version, non ostante. Non is not, ostante is the participle (like withstanding) of ostare (Latin obstare), which means "stand in the way of s. th.". This is exactly the meaning of nonostante: excluding a potential obstacle.
I always use my own dictionaries. It doesn't seem right to me for Duo to be prompting like that.
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Since la is a definite article, why isn't it: ''I eat THE vegetables" . . . instead of just "vegetables"?
It does accept that. It's just not the most common translation since italian uses the definite article more than English does.
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I've read the other comments here and it seems to be common practice to use "verdura" for single and plural vegetable, but surely "la" in this instance makes it singular?
This would be a nice thing to say when somebody else serves dinner and you're trying to make them feel good about themselves.
Technically, "regardless"—without regard to—doesn't imply a poor taste, just a lack of consideration for the taste.
"Despite", however, does imply thatthe taste is poor.
It is incorrect to say that " despite" is the same as "notwithstanding ". " Notwithstanding" has the connotation of "whether it is good or bad" but "despite" only suggests that it is bad.
the answer should have 2x the's. it says la verdura so it should accept the vegetables.
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Can't see anything wrong with your logic so I agree with you. If it doesn't get accepted report it saying your answer should be accepted.
"Despite of" is not a phrase in English. It doesn't make sense to have the "of" there. Maybe you're thinking of "in spite of", which Duolingo does accept. http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/english-mistakes/despite-vs-in-spite-of/
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I put "I eat the vegetables irrespective of the taste" - isn't that the same as regardless?
I don’t understand why sometimes you need the article and others not, and if it is there why you don’t say it.
I wrote I eat the vegetables, because it said "La verdura" but they only offered one "the" so I got it wrong because there wasnt another one for "the taste" Isnt La verdura, the vegetables?
what is the difference in English. taste or flavour....nonostante il GUSTO
'In spite of' and 'despite' mean the same. So why is 'in spite of the taste' wrong?
"Despite the taste" or "In spite of the taste" or "regardless of the taste" Despite doesn't have of following it in this context.
Could scarcely believe how much kale Roman housewives bought in winter "nonostante il gusto"
I love the taste of vegetables, which actually makes this sentence more difficult to remember.
I wrote 'in spite of' instead of 'despite' - my answer should have been accepted, but it wasn't.
