L’albero ha molte foglie.

The tree has many leaves.

Breakdown of L’albero ha molte foglie.

• avere: to have
• l'albero: the tree
• molto: many
• la foglia: the leaf

Questions & Answers about L’albero ha molte foglie.

Why is it l’albero and not il albero?

When a masculine singular noun starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), il becomes l’ for ease of pronunciation. So instead of il albero, we say l’albero.

Why does the verb ha come from the verb avere?

In Italian, avere (to have) is used to indicate possession. Ha is the third-person singular form, meaning “he/she/it has.” Here, l’albero is singular (it), so we use ha.

Why is it molte instead of molti?

In Italian, adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Foglie is feminine plural, so we use the feminine plural form molte rather than the masculine plural form molti.

What is the singular form of foglie?

The singular form is foglia. In Italian, many words ending in -a become -e in the plural form if they are feminine nouns.

Is there a reason molte appears before foglie?