Topic: Italian

"The others never have time."

Translation:Le altre non hanno mai tempo.

July 21, 2013

19 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/pbviolette
  • 1963

Le altre is the feminine plural, gli altri is masculine.

March 11, 2014
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/32vld

    15 Luglio 2019. Oggi ho trovato la tua risposta sul perché le altre siano usate al posto di gli altri molto utili, grazie.

    July 15, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mdsawyermd
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    • 235

    Why is the definite article not used with time, e.g. "...il tempo"?

    January 7, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/marygbaker
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      Why must it be tempo with no article here? Il tempo is marked as wrong.

      January 22, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Viaggiatore

        It would be gli altri.

        July 21, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MABBY
        • 12

        Why isn't "L'altre" accepted, then?

        July 30, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Viaggiatore

          Articles aren't contracted in the plural.

          July 30, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MABBY
          • 12

          Really?!! That's useful to know and remember. Grazie!

          July 30, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/arik.chikv

            Why "Gli altri mai non hanno tempo" not accepted

            October 17, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rubanoci

              because that position of "mai" doesn't sound correct for Italian speakers. You could say "Gli altri non hanno tempo, mai" or "Mai, gli altri hanno tempo" or even "Gli altri mai hanno tempo" (very rarely) but I never heard "Gli altri MAI non hanno tempo", I mean "mai" before "non".

              February 7, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BullBailiff

                Is there a rule has to where the "mai" goes I find it confusing!

                April 19, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/acqualinda
                • 463

                "mai" normally goes immediately after the verb or auxiliary, eg: non hanno mai tempo, non hanno mai avuto tempo. As a learner it's a good idea to stick to that.

                When people want to emphasise the "mai" it can be put elsewhere : mai non hanno avuto tempo.

                October 4, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/zedearaujo

                  After all, why "le altre" instead "gli altri"?

                  March 8, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SueWaller
                  • 104

                  I still don't understand why il tempo is not accepted. There is no answer to the same comment made a year ago.

                  September 25, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MichaelWat541241
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                  • 674

                  It should be ... even in the English translation

                  July 11, 2019
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alan.strohm
                  • 3

                  Why is l'altri not accepted?

                  July 21, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/milkevoli

                    it is "gli altri", not "l'altri"

                    June 1, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Noell52

                      Why is "L'altre" not accepted?

                      June 14, 2014
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/evelinde

                        Why is it 'tempo' without the article?

                        October 14, 2017
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