"A febbraio metto i guanti."
Translation:In February I wear gloves.
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In the mountains it snows sometimes between May and September. But not where most people live (i.e. the coast).
I thought "to wear" was "portare". Would "A febbraio porto i guanti" be correct as well? Or perhaps that would mean "I carry gloves"?
To wear can be portare, indossare, or mettere in some cases. I put "i put on gloves" which is basically the same thing and it accepted it, too
Well, i think that "mettere" means "to put" and "portare" means "to wear". In this sentence, the person is saying "I 'put' the gloves in February", which means exactly the same thing if you come to this about it
That is the verb I would have use, but the male speaker did not sound like he said "porto", but "metto". I dislike his pronunciation and the "write what you hear" lessons because of his pronunciation.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this translate to, "In February I put the gloves"?
I'm afraid you are wrong. You can either put ON the gloves or lay then down somewhere, but you have to do something with them: '...put the gloves' is incomplete.
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I said I put the gloves, because before I had learned that Metto means put. And now just a new meaning appeared. And to wear before was Porto. Duolingo is so confusing. It annoys in the moments like this. :/
Why is there no "io metto" But just metto. I was thinking I could say "io metto i guanti a febbraio". Isn't that correct?
Yes "io metto" would be just as correct, the subject pronoun is optional (so you don't need to use it) although it's quite often used to add emphasis .. Duo has simply opted not to use it here.
This sentence may be translated two ways to English: "In February I wear glove." "I wear gloves in February."
I got a kick out of the answer, "I live in the store." How you might have gotten that out of "A febbraio metto i guanti" is anyones guess...
If it's summer at your place, no one will sell you gloves, and they'll kick you out for even asking
Another task was "A maggio!" - till tomorrow Why isn't it, if so, "until February I wear gloves"? This makes sense for some..
Mi metto/mi infilo/indosso i guanti. Mettersi/infilarsi = put on; indossare =wear.
I heard "A febbraio metto i quanti", which again makes no sense. The issue for me is pronunciation. There are so many words that sound alike in Italian. I only have issues with "write what you hear" lessons when the male voice speaks. Otherwise, the program works well, I feel.
Thank you for validating my hearing. I am glad I am not alone in this. I have been reporting this for months! Grazie mille!
Have reported this error before have tried to put in February l put on gloves
Indossare, mettere, portare. Can anyone explain to me the nuances in their usage?
