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Il ristorante è aperto oggi.

Il ristorante è aperto oggi.
The restaurant is open today.
From Lesson 10:Nouns ending in -e·Italian

Breakdown of Il ristorante è aperto oggi.

essere
to be
oggi
today
aperto
open
il ristorante
the restaurant

Questions & Answers about Il ristorante è aperto oggi.

ristorante ends in -e, so how do I know if it is masculine or feminine?
Nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, so you usually have to memorize their gender. However, in this sentence, the masculine article il and the masculine adjective aperto give us the clues that ristorante is masculine.
If ristorante ends in -e, why does the adjective aperto end in -o?
Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe, not just copy its exact ending letter. Since ristorante is a masculine singular noun, the adjective takes the standard masculine singular ending -o to become aperto.
How would I make this plural to say 'The restaurants are open today'?
To make ristorante plural, you change the -e to -i. You also need to change the article, verb, and adjective to match: I ristoranti sono aperti oggi.
Why does the word è have an accent mark?
The accent mark tells you this is the verb 'is', which connects the restaurant to being open. Without the accent mark, e means 'and', which would not make sense in this sentence.

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