Topic: Italian

"Loro non sono cattivi."

Translation:They are not bad.

July 20, 2013

18 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/thenino85
  • 5

Even when we finally learn how to complain in Italian, they still have to put a positive spin on it!

July 20, 2013
https://www.duolingo.com/naiatillery

    What's the difference between "cattivo" and "male"?

    September 30, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/luke.floyd24

      Bad in what way? Thankyou:)

      September 25, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/alee0810

        Google suggests "naughty" or "evil"

        Edit: in other sentences, "cattivo" means bad, like "la mela e' cattiva" o "il manzo e' cattivo"

        November 24, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Duolessio

          The usage with food is less common, anyway. At least where I live. The first meaning of "cattivo" is "evil".

          April 9, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/Lloydo3000

            My dictionary also has naughty.

            February 24, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/2200Lucia60
            • 1494

            "They are not mean" ??

            August 16, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Duolessio

              I think it could work.

              April 9, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/2200Lucia60
              • 1494

              Thanks Duolessio!

              April 11, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/Duolessio

                Di nulla! :)

                April 11, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/Tootle46

                  I learned "ugly" at the Università per Stranerie in Perugia!

                  February 12, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/2200Lucia60
                  • 1494

                  ugly =brutto

                  September 10, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Emiceh

                    False cognate for portuguese speakers!

                    January 21, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Kristoff__9
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                    • 12

                    Why is cattive not accepted?

                    August 30, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/AikaBron

                      Cattive - singular. Cattivi - plural (cuz "They/Loro" is plural)

                      September 10, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/2200Lucia60
                      • 1494

                      cattivo. > singolar male. cattiva > singolar female. The plural gets cattivi (referring to males or mixed objects) or cattive (for female ones).

                      September 10, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/2200Lucia60
                      • 1494

                      @Kristoff. Depends on whether you translate from Italian to English or from English to Italian. "bad" can be both, cattivi or cattive. But "cattivi" is only bad .

                      September 10, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/TheFinkie

                        Now Duolingo is arguing with itself. The previous question said that the apples WERE bad!

                        April 6, 2019
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