Learn Italian: Questo pesce è molto buono.

Questo pesce è molto buono.

This fish is very good.

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Questions & Answers about Questo pesce è molto buono.

Since pesce ends in -e, how do I know if it is masculine or feminine?

Nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, so you usually just have to memorize their gender. However, in this sentence, the other words give it away! Both the word for "this" (questo) and the word for "good" (buono) end in -o, which is the masculine singular ending. This tells you that pesce is a masculine word.

How would this sentence change if I wanted to say "These fish are very good"?

Nouns that end in -e in the singular always change to -i in the plural, whether they are masculine or feminine. So, pesce becomes pesci. You also need to change the matching words to the masculine plural (-i): Questi pesci sono molto buoni.

Why doesn't the word molto change its ending here?

In this sentence, molto means "very" because it describes the adjective buono (good). When used to mean "very", it is an adverb and its ending never changes. It only changes its ending to match a noun when it means "many" or "a lot of" (for example, molti pesci meaning "many fish").

How is questo different from il?