Molte specie vivono nel mare.

many

Breakdown of Molte specie vivono nel mare.

• nel: in
• vivere: to live
• il mare: the sea

Questions & Answers about Molte specie vivono nel mare.

Why is it molte and not molti?

Because specie is a feminine noun, so the adjective/quantifier has to agree with it.

• molto = singular masculine
• molta = singular feminine
• molti = plural masculine
• molte = plural feminine

So:

• molte specie = many species

Is specie singular or plural here?

It is plural here, but this can be confusing because specie is one of those Italian nouns that often has the same form in the singular and the plural.

So:

• una specie = one species
• due specie = two species

You often tell whether it is singular or plural from the article, adjective, or verb around it:

• una specie vive... = singular
• molte specie vivono... = plural

What does vivono mean grammatically?

Vivono is the 3rd person plural present tense of vivere (to live).

Conjugation of vivere in the present:

• io vivo = I live
• tu vivi = you live
• lui/lei vive = he/she lives
• noi viviamo = we live
• voi vivete = you all live
• loro vivono = they live

So molte specie vivono means many species live.