"Mi chiamarono dopo qualche giorno."

Translation: They called me after a few days.

[RaptorMark]

I thought giorno was singular yet it was translated as " days"

[gkmmccall]

So this is a special case?

[vrait]

"Qualche" always uses a singular noun.

[dcounts]

Grazie. That had me puzzled.

[urboydoms]

In Italian both "qualche" and "alcune/i" translate as "some" in english. Qualche for both masculine and feminine singular while alcune/i is used for masculine or feminine plural.

I've noticed while living in Italy that often native speakers will say something like this "qualche giorno" a singular "day" and the accompanying "some" to refer to "a handful of days" as well as in other cases. I was wondering if there is any sort of rule for when we can use "qualche giorno" and when we should use "alcuni giorni"?

[Icki12]

Giorno is singular? They called me after a few day???

[roman2095]

qualche is always followed by a singular noun

[KayeCrett]

Like many others I had the same query re singular 'giorno' but thanks to those with the correct grammar explanations it now makes sense. Thank you to those who posted those explanations.

[rgcomic]

I don't understand why "giorno" is days (plural). If qualche is singular, how is days plural?

[jdeleonardo]

Think of it in terms of how the sex of the words have to match. Questa donna. Questo portofoglio. Etc. Since "qualche," is singular, it is so followed by the singular noun, "giorno."

[EdwardDunne]

Thanks, I'll hopefully get it write in "qualque giorno"

[CarolineJanaitis]

If translated as: "They called me after some days" could it also mean: "They called me after some of the days" , e.g. if they had an especially good or bad one?

[jdeleonardo]

Would "Mi chiamarono dopo qualche giorni" be wrong?

[FlavioMasc]

Yes. Qualche is ONLY singular.

[MiltonHalton]

It should be: Mi chiamarono dopo qualche giorni.