Word
Il problema è complicato.
Meaning
The problem is complicated.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Il problema è complicato.
Why does the masculine article il go with problema even though the noun ends in -a?
What role does è play in the sentence Il problema è complicato?
How does the adjective complicato agree with the noun in this sentence?
Adjectives in Italian must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Since problema is a masculine singular noun (despite its -a ending), complicato is also in the masculine singular form. If the noun were feminine, the adjective would change accordingly (for example, to complicata).
Is the placement of complicato typical for adjectives in Italian sentences?