La risposta è ovvia.

The answer is obvious.

Breakdown of La risposta è ovvia.

• essere: to be
• la risposta: the answer
• ovvio: obvious

Questions & Answers about La risposta è ovvia.

What does each word do in La risposta è ovvia?

• La = the (feminine singular definite article)
• risposta = answer
• è = is
• ovvia = obvious

Grammatically, la risposta is the subject, è is the verb, and ovvia is an adjective describing the subject.

Why is it la risposta and not just risposta?

In Italian, nouns usually need an article more often than in English. Here la risposta means the answer, referring to a specific answer.

So:

• La risposta è ovvia = The answer is obvious
• Risposta è ovvia is not correct in standard Italian

Italian generally does not drop the article here the way English sometimes can.

Why is risposta feminine?

Risposta is a feminine noun in Italian. Many nouns ending in -a are feminine, and risposta is one of them.

Because it is feminine singular, the words that agree with it must also be feminine singular:

• la risposta
• ovvia

If the noun were masculine, the adjective would change too.