Questions & Answers about Lui è inglese o italiano?
How do I know this is a question? The word order is "Lui è" (He is), not "È lui" (Is he).
Why does italiano end in -o but inglese ends in -e?
Italiano is a standard adjective that changes its ending based on gender (-o for masculine, -a for feminine). Since we are talking about lui (he), it takes the masculine -o. Inglese belongs to a different group of adjectives that naturally end in -e. These adjectives use the exact same -e ending for both masculine and feminine people.
Could I drop the word lui and just ask È inglese o italiano?
Yes, absolutely! Italian usually drops subject pronouns like lui (he) or io (I) because the verb (è) already tells us who is doing the action. Including lui here just adds a little extra emphasis or helps clarify exactly who you are asking about if there are multiple people in the room.
Why aren't the words inglese and italiano capitalized?
In English, we always capitalize nationalities and languages. In Italian, nationalities are treated like regular adjectives and are not capitalized unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
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