"Le ragazze mangiano la torta."

Translation: The girls eat the cake.

[dorsey13]

i wish this site had a chart of conjugations of verbs. it really helps me a lot to learn.

[CherylFont1]

You can google italian conjugations - there are several sites

[MariaAragon64]

I would have sworn that plural of ragazzi meant boys, not just kids. Ah well. I suck at this tonight.

[Jeanette525]

Ragazza is girl, ragazzo is boy. Ragazzi is boys, ragazze is girls. If it's a group of both boys and girls, ragazzi is used (I believe).

[svb444]

Masculine takes precedence. So a group of boys is ragazzi and a group of boys and girls is also ragazzi.

[laseryohanna]

thanks for laying it out just like that!!!

[TVDiva]

Masculine plurals can be a collection of only masculine singles OR a mixed-gender group. Females in a group take the male plural if there is even male among them. Thus, ragazzi is both boys (all male) and kids (possibly boys and girls together). Hope that helps!

[Chuddles]

I thought that if you were saying in Italian "the children eat the cake"- not referencing gender it would be "i ragazzi"

[DanielaAM25]

Why ''They eat the cake'' is incorrect?

[lisakaymusil]

"They" would be "Loro". "Le Regazze" is "the girls"

[monaco166]

Why not, "The kids eat cake." ?

Thanks

[carrie.c.n]

Because it's feminine.

[chacham2]

Why is it mangiano. Is "ano" the plural?

[chacham2]

To answer my my own question: The pronoun for "Le ragazze" would be "loro" (they) and "ano" in the ending for "loro."

Is that correct?

[sonderfalls]

I get really confused with all the variations of certain words, like eat. Does anyone else?

[chacham2]

Verb conjugation is difficult when your native tongue does not have it. It's not just memorization, it's getting used to a new aspect of language.

But don't fret. As you practice more, the strangeness will leave and you will understand it as a natural part of language. As for which ending to use, that just takes lots of practice. Memrise is perhaps a stronger site to learn that aspect.

[saturngala]

I have so much trouble with ragazzi vs ragazzo vs ragazze =(

[MayhemMostly]

Mangi, mangia, mangiamo... how can I remember the difference?

[makalove]

Try this tutorial:

http://groovylearnitalian.com/italian-grammar/italian-tutorial-30-our-first-verb-conjugation-with-to-eat/

[Jae633849]

Tutta la torta?

[hette1234]

There is no "la"