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Questions & Answers about Lo specchio è grande.
Why does this sentence use lo instead of il for 'the'?
Wait, is specchio masculine or feminine?
Why doesn't grande end in -o to match the masculine noun specchio?
Many adjectives change to -o or -a to match the noun's gender, but grande belongs to a group of adjectives that naturally end in -e. These adjectives use the exact same -e form for both masculine and feminine singular words.
Why does è have an accent mark?
The accent mark distinguishes è (which means 'is') from e (which means 'and'). The accent is crucial because it completely changes the meaning of the word!