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Learn Hardcore Italian: Abbiamo parecchie domande. - We have several questions.

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/Abbiamo parecchie domande.

Abbiamo parecchie domande.

Word

Abbiamo parecchie domande.

Meaning

We have several questions.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Italian

Lesson

Running a workplace fire drill

Breakdown of Abbiamo parecchie domande.

quite a lot; several

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Questions & Answers about Abbiamo parecchie domande.

What does abbiamo mean, and which verb does it come from?

Abbiamo is the first-person plural form of avere, which means to have.

So:

io ho = I have
tu hai = you have
lui/lei ha = he/she has
noi abbiamo = we have
voi avete = you all have
loro hanno = they have

In Abbiamo parecchie domande, abbiamo means we have.

Why doesn’t the sentence say Noi abbiamo?

In Italian, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

Here, abbiamo clearly means we have, so noi is not necessary.

Abbiamo parecchie domande = perfectly normal
Noi abbiamo parecchie domande = also correct, but more emphatic, as in we have quite a few questions

Italian does this much more often than English.

What does parecchie mean exactly?

Parecchie means something like:

quite a few
several
a good number of
sometimes simply many

It suggests a fairly noticeable number, but not necessarily a huge one. In this sentence, it gives the idea that we have quite a few questions.

Compared with similar words:

molte = many
tante = lots of / many
parecchie = quite a few / several / a fair number of

Why is it parecchie and not parecchio?

Because parecchio is an adjective here, and Italian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe.

The noun is domande, which is:

feminine
plural

So the adjective must also be feminine plural:

parecchio = masculine singular
parecchia = feminine singular
parecchi = masculine plural
parecchie = feminine plural

Since domande is feminine plural, the correct form is parecchie.

How do I know that domande is feminine plural?

The singular form is domanda, meaning question.

domanda = feminine singular
domande = feminine plural

Many Italian nouns ending in -a are feminine, and their plural usually ends in -e.

So:

una domanda = one question
due domande = two questions

That is why the adjective becomes parecchie to match it.

Why is there no article before parecchie domande?

Because parecchie already works as a determiner-like adjective, similar to English many or several.

In English, you say:

We have many questions
not usually We have the many questions

Italian works similarly here:

Abbiamo parecchie domande = We have quite a few questions

You normally do not put an article before parecchie in this kind of sentence.

Could I also say Abbiamo molte domande or Abbiamo tante domande?

Yes, both are correct.

They are close in meaning, but the tone is slightly different:

Abbiamo molte domande = We have many questions
Abbiamo tante domande = We have lots of questions
Abbiamo parecchie domande = We have quite a few questions / several questions

All three are natural. Parecchie can sound a little like a fair number of.

Is the word order important here?

The normal word order is:

Abbiamo parecchie domande

This is the most neutral and natural way to say it.

Italian word order can sometimes change for emphasis, but in a simple sentence like this, the standard order is best:

verb: abbiamo
quantity/adjective: parecchie
noun: domande

A different order might sound marked, poetic, or strongly emphatic.

How is Abbiamo pronounced?

It is pronounced approximately ahb-BYAH-mo.

A few helpful points:

the bb is a doubled consonant, so it is held a bit longer than a single b
ia in -bbia- combines into a sound like byah
stress falls on -bia-: ab-BIA-mo

So the rhythm is:

ab-BIA-mo

Is domande only used for literal questions?

Usually, domande means questions, especially literal questions that someone asks.

Examples:

Ho una domanda. = I have a question.
Ci sono molte domande. = There are many questions.

Depending on context, domanda can also mean request or demand in some formal or economic uses, but in a sentence like Abbiamo parecchie domande, a learner should understand it first as questions.

Can this sentence be used in both formal and informal situations?

Yes. Abbiamo parecchie domande is neutral and natural in both formal and informal contexts.

You could use it:

in class
in a meeting
in an email
in conversation

If needed, you could make it more formal by adding context around it, but the sentence itself is already perfectly acceptable in standard Italian.

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