Questa risorsa rimane disponibile.

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Breakdown of Questa risorsa rimane disponibile.

• rimanere: to stay
• disponibile: available
• la risorsa: the resource

Questions & Answers about Questa risorsa rimane disponibile.

Why is it questa and not questo?

Questa means this and is the feminine singular form.

It has to match the noun risorsa, which is feminine singular:

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

Examples:

• questo libro = this book
• questa risorsa = this resource

Why is risorsa feminine?

In Italian, every noun has a grammatical gender, usually masculine or feminine. Risorsa is simply a feminine noun.

A useful clue is that many singular nouns ending in -a are feminine, and risorsa follows that common pattern.

So you get:

• la risorsa
• questa risorsa
• una risorsa utile

What exactly does rimane mean here?

Rimane comes from the verb rimanere, which means to remain, to stay, or to continue to be.

In this sentence, rimane disponibile means something like:

• remains available
• stays available
• continues to be available

So the idea is not just that the resource is available now, but that it continues to be available.