Breakdown of Questo collegamento è pericoloso.
Questions & Answers about Questo collegamento è pericoloso.
What does questo mean, and why is it questo instead of questa?
Questo means this.
It is questo because collegamento is a masculine singular noun, and Italian demonstratives must agree with the noun they describe.
So:
- questo collegamento = this link/connection
- questa connessione = this connection (if the noun is feminine)
A useful pattern is:
- questo = masculine singular
- questa = feminine singular
- questi = masculine plural
- queste = feminine plural
What exactly does collegamento mean here?
Collegamento can mean several related things, depending on context:
- connection
- link
- connection between things
- sometimes transport link or communication link
In modern everyday use, it can also mean an internet link or web link. So this sentence could mean something like This link is dangerous or This connection is dangerous, depending on the situation.
Why is there an accent in è?
What verb is è from?
Why is pericoloso at the end of the sentence?
Why is it pericoloso and not pericolosa?
Because pericoloso must agree with collegamento, which is masculine singular.
Agreement works like this:
- collegamento pericoloso = masculine singular
- connessione pericolosa = feminine singular
- collegamenti pericolosi = masculine plural
- connessioni pericolose = feminine plural
So the ending changes to match the noun.
Could I also say Pericoloso è questo collegamento?
You could, but it would sound unusual and marked in normal conversation.
The neutral, natural order is:
If you change the order, you usually create emphasis or a more dramatic/literary tone. A learner should generally stick with the standard version unless there is a special reason to emphasize something.
How is collegamento pronounced?
Can collegamento refer to a digital link, like a suspicious URL?
Is there any article missing here? Why not Questo collegamento è un pericoloso... something?
No article is missing.
The sentence is complete as it is:
Italian, like English, can use to be + adjective directly:
- Il cane è grande. = The dog is big.
- La stanza è fredda. = The room is cold.
- Questo collegamento è pericoloso. = This link is dangerous.
You would only need another noun if you wanted a different structure, such as:
- Questo collegamento è un pericolo. = This link is a danger. / This link is dangerous.
But that is a different sentence pattern.
Can Italian leave out a subject pronoun here?
Yes, and in fact that is normal. Italian often omits subject pronouns like it, he, or she when the meaning is already clear from the verb or from the noun present.
In this sentence, the subject is already explicitly stated as Questo collegamento, so no extra pronoun is needed.
Italian would not normally say something like:
- Questo collegamento esso è pericoloso
That would sound wrong. The noun itself already does the job of the subject.
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