La muffa copre questa parete.

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Breakdown of La muffa copre questa parete.

• coprire: to cover
• la parete: the wall
• la muffa: the mould

Questions & Answers about La muffa copre questa parete.

Why is it la muffa and not just muffa?

In Italian, nouns are often used with an article where English might leave it out. La muffa means the mold. In a general statement like this, Italian commonly uses the definite article.

• la = the
• muffa = mold / mildew

So La muffa copre questa parete literally means The mold covers this wall.

What does muffa mean exactly?

Muffa means mold or mildew, the fungus that grows on walls, food, or damp surfaces.

It is a feminine singular noun, which is why it takes la:

• la muffa = the mold

Why is muffa feminine?

In Italian, every noun has a grammatical gender, usually masculine or feminine. Muffa is simply a feminine noun, so it uses feminine articles and adjectives.

That is why you have:

• la muffa = the mold
• not il muffa

Grammatical gender in Italian does not always match anything logical in English, so it often just has to be learned with the noun.

What tense is copre?