"He is one of my best friends."
Translation:Lui è uno dei miei migliori amici.
July 18, 2013
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sharkbbb
1445
Superlatives (such as "best") require a definite article in Italian, because without it they are just comparatives (such as "better"):
- migliori amici = better friends
- i migliori amici = (the) best friends
In this case dei is the equivalent of di+i.
February 21, 2018
I'm a little fuzzy on when to use "un" and when to use "uno" on masculine singular nouns. Can someone give me a summary?
October 21, 2017
sharkbbb
- 1445
When used alone it is always uno or una. When used before a noun phrase it changes similarly to the definite article:
- uno (masculine before s+consonant, gn, pn, ps, x, z, i+vowel, y+vowel)
- un (masculine before a vowel or another consonant)
- un' (feminine before a vowel)
- una (feminine before a consonant)
February 21, 2018
Why dei not di? Is it because it refers to a quantity where it could be one
March 23, 2018
