Ho ancora molte email da scrivere oggi.

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Breakdown of Ho ancora molte email da scrivere oggi.

• avere: to have
• molto: many
• oggi: today

Questions & Answers about Ho ancora molte email da scrivere oggi.

Why is it molte and not molti?

Because email is treated as a feminine noun in Italian, so the quantifier must agree in gender and number:

• molto (masc. sg), molta (fem. sg)
• molti (masc. pl), molte (fem. pl)

Hence: molte email (feminine plural).

Is email singular or plural in Italian? Should it ever be emails with -s?

In Italian, email/e-mail is invariable: same form for singular and plural.

• Singular: un’email, l’email
• Plural: due email, le email Never add an -s in Italian.

What does ancora mean here, and could it mean “again”?

Here, ancora means still: Ho ancora… = “I still have…”.

• In negatives, non … ancora = “not yet” (e.g., Non ho ancora finito).
• Ancora can mean “again” in other contexts (e.g., Fallo ancora = “Do it again”), but not in this sentence.

Where can I place ancora in this sentence?