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Jan 07, 2020 - 04:44 PM
Charles, when the infinitive "to be" is conjugated, "sono" appears twice: "io sono" (I am) and "loro sono" (they are). "E" is also used twice: lei or lui e" (she or he is) and "Lei e" (you are, in the formal form). It's like that in other Latin-based languages, too.
The word "penna" is feminine in Italian and gets pluralized to "penne" (like the pasta). The descriptor "these" must agree in number and gender with the noun they are describing. Since "penne" is both feminine and plural, the feminine singular "questa" becomes pluralized to "queste". "Questi" is a masculine plural of "questo".
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The word "penna" is feminine in Italian and gets pluralized to "penne" (like the pasta). The descriptor "these" must agree in number and gender with the noun they are describing. Since "penne" is both feminine and plural, the feminine singular "questa" becomes pluralized to "queste". "Questi" is a masculine plural of "questo".
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