La sedia regolabile è comoda.

The adjustable chair is comfortable.

Breakdown of La sedia regolabile è comoda.

• essere: to be
• la sedia: the chair
• comodo: comfortable
• regolabile: adjustable

Questions & Answers about La sedia regolabile è comoda.

Why is la used before sedia?

Because sedia is a feminine singular noun (it ends in -a). In Italian the definite article for feminine singular nouns is la.

Why is regolabile placed after sedia, and does this word order matter?

In Italian descriptive adjectives normally follow the noun. Placing regolabile after sedia (as in sedia regolabile) is the neutral, most common order. You can move it before the noun (la regolabile sedia), but that sounds more poetic or emphatic and is less typical in everyday speech.

Does regolabile change according to gender and number?

Yes and no. Regolabile is an adjective ending in -bile, so in the singular it ends in -e for both masculine and feminine (il tavolo regolabile, la sedia regolabile). In the plural it becomes -i for both genders: i tavoli regolabili, le sedie regolabili.

Why is the adjective comoda feminine, and not comodo?