Learn Italian: Questo specchio è vecchio o nuovo?

Questo specchio è vecchio o nuovo?

Is this mirror old or new?

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How would you say "the mirrors" to practice the current lesson's rule?

Because specchio is a masculine noun starting with s followed by a consonant (p), it takes the special singular article lo (lo specchio). In the plural, lo always changes to gli. So, "the mirrors" is gli specchi.

Since we use the special article lo for specchio, do we need a special version of questo too?

No! While the word for "the" changes to match the sp- sound, the word for "this" (questo) does not. You just use the standard masculine singular form: questo specchio.

If I want to make specchio plural, do I add an -i and spell it specchii?

No, you only use one i. For masculine words that end in -io (like specchio or formaggio), you don't double the vowel in the plural. You just drop the -o, leaving you with specchi.

How would I ask "Are these mirrors old or new?" in the plural?