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Feb 28, 2016 - 06:37 PM
So far, I've encountered four different ways to say what.
Che cosa
Che - by itself
Cosa - by itself
and Quello che.
Quello che is explained in level 5. It's used to mean "that which." i.e. - "I like what you said." or "I like that which you said." Mi pace quello che hai detto.
You'll frequently see che as what though I don't recall Fluenz ever actually explaining so except for a brief mention way back in an early session of level one.
I'm still trying to rationalize cosa as what. Though I've seen it used that way in several song lyrics.
I know this isn't an explanation, I'm just giving you a heads-up.
Che cosa
Che - by itself
Cosa - by itself
and Quello che.
Quello che is explained in level 5. It's used to mean "that which." i.e. - "I like what you said." or "I like that which you said." Mi pace quello che hai detto.
You'll frequently see che as what though I don't recall Fluenz ever actually explaining so except for a brief mention way back in an early session of level one.
I'm still trying to rationalize cosa as what. Though I've seen it used that way in several song lyrics.
I know this isn't an explanation, I'm just giving you a heads-up.
Feb 29, 2016 - 11:06 PM
I've collected that "che" is used when someone asks you something. Like, with "Guess what?" the reply might be "Che?". Then "cosa" might be if you mishear someone or don't understand what they're saying or asking then you might ask "what?" in order to verify. "Cosa?". This is only what I've attempted to gather simply using context but I could be way off. Hopefully someone reads this and could verify.
Mar 04, 2016 - 01:59 PM
When you are being more specific, as when using "tipo", you don't use cosa also. It wouldn't make sense.