Breakdown of Questi bambini sono molto giovani.
Questions & Answers about Questi bambini sono molto giovani.
Why do we use questi here instead of questo?
Questi means "these" and is the masculine plural form of questo (this). We use it here because it has to match the masculine plural noun bambini (children). If we were talking about a single child, we would say questo bambino. Does bambini mean "boys" or "children"?
It can mean both! Bambini is the masculine plural form of bambino (boy/child). In Italian, if you have a mixed group of boys and girls, or just children in general, you always use the masculine plural bambini. If you wanted to say "these girls", you would use the feminine plural: queste bambine. Why doesn't molto change to molti to match the plural bambini?
When molto is used right before an adjective (like giovani) to mean "very", it acts as an adverb. Adverbs never change their endings. If molto were used to mean "many" along with a noun (like "many children" — molti bambini), then it would change to match the noun. Why does the adjective giovani end in -i?
Giovani is the plural form of the adjective giovane (young). In Italian, adjectives that end in -e in the singular change their ending to -i in the plural, for both masculine and feminine nouns. Since bambini is plural, giovane becomes giovani. Learn Questi bambini sono molto giovani and more in Italian
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