La dimora è diversa dal recapito.

to be

Breakdown of La dimora è diversa dal recapito.

• diverso: different
• la dimora: the place of abode
• il recapito: the contact address

Questions & Answers about La dimora è diversa dal recapito.

Why is it la dimora and not il dimora?

Because dimora is a feminine singular noun in Italian. Its article is therefore la.

A useful thing to notice:

• many nouns ending in -a are feminine
• many nouns ending in -o are masculine

So:

• la dimora
• il recapito

This also affects other words in the sentence, such as diversa, which must agree with dimora.

Why is there an accent in è?

The accent is important because è and e are different words:

• è = is
• e = and

So in this sentence, è is the 3rd person singular of essere (to be).

Why is it diversa and not diverso?

Because adjectives in Italian usually agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

Here, diversa describes la dimora, which is:

• feminine
• singular

So the adjective must also be:

• feminine
• singular

Agreement pattern:

• diverso = masculine singular
• diversa = feminine singular
• diversi = masculine plural
• diverse = feminine plural