Breakdown of Anche le scarpe sono pulite.
Questions & Answers about Anche le scarpe sono pulite.
Why is the word for shoes written as le scarpe?
This is a feminine plural noun. In Italian, feminine nouns that end in -a in the singular change to -e in the plural. So, la scarpa (the shoe) becomes le scarpe (the shoes). The feminine singular word for the (la) also changes to the plural le. Why does the word for clean (pulite) end in -e?
Adjectives have to match the noun they describe. Because le scarpe is feminine and plural, the adjective pulito (clean) must change its ending to match. Just like the noun, the regular feminine ending changes to -e, giving us pulite. Why is anche placed at the very beginning of the sentence?
In Italian, anche (also or even) usually goes directly before the word or phrase it is emphasizing. Here, it emphasizes le scarpe (the shoes). If you wanted to emphasize that they are clean in addition to being something else (like new), you would put anche right before pulite. Wait, doesn't sono usually mean I am? Why does it translate to are here?
The verb for to be (essere) has the exact same form for both I am (io sono) and they are (loro sono). Since the subject of this sentence is le scarpe (they), sono translates to are in this context. Learn Anche le scarpe sono pulite and more in Italian
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