Breakdown of I bambini sono qui.
Questions & Answers about I bambini sono qui.
Why is the word for "the" just the letter i?
Because bambini is a masculine plural noun. In the singular, "the boy" is il bambino. When making it plural, the masculine article il changes to i. Why does bambini end in an -i?
It is the plural form. Regular masculine nouns in Italian that end in -o in the singular change their ending to -i in the plural. So, one bambino becomes two or more bambini. Does i bambini mean "the boys" or "the children"?
It can mean both! If a group is only girls, you use the feminine plural le bambine. But if the group is mixed (boys and girls), Italian always defaults to the masculine plural i bambini to mean "the children". Wait, doesn't sono mean "I am"?
Yes, but it also means "they are". The verb essere (to be) is irregular, and sono is used for both "I am" (io sono) and "they are" (loro sono). Here, since we are talking about the children (they), it means "are". Learn I bambini sono qui and more in Italian
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