"He is one of my best friends."
Translation:Lui è uno dei miei migliori amici.
July 18, 2013
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sharkbbb
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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.
sharkbbb
2304
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)