Questo odore è disgustoso.

to be

Breakdown of Questo odore è disgustoso.

• questo: this
• l'odore: the smell
• disgustoso: disgusting

Questions & Answers about Questo odore è disgustoso.

Why is it questo odore and not questa odore?

Because odore is a masculine noun in Italian, even though it ends in -e.

• questo = this, for masculine singular nouns
• questa = this, for feminine singular nouns

So:

• questo odore = this smell
• not questa odore

A useful thing to remember: nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, so you often have to learn their gender individually.

Why is there no article before questo?

In Italian, demonstratives like questo often work like this in English and usually replace the article.

So you say:

• questo odore = this smell

not normally:

• il questo odore

The demonstrative already determines the noun, so an extra definite article is usually not used here.

Why is it è with an accent?

È with an accent is the verb essere in the third person singular: is.

So:

• Questo odore è disgustoso = This smell is disgusting

The accent matters because:

• è = is
• e = and

So without the accent, the meaning would change completely.

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