Questions & Answers about La notte non è calda, è fredda.
Why do calda and fredda end in -a when notte ends in -e?
While many feminine nouns end in -a, some end in -e. Notte is a feminine noun. Regular adjectives like caldo (hot) and freddo (cold) must match the noun's gender and number. Since notte is feminine and singular, they take the feminine singular ending -a to become calda and fredda.
Wait, doesn't calda mean "cold"?
This is a classic "false friend" for English speakers! Calda actually means "hot" or "warm" (you can remember it by thinking of English words like "scald" or "cauldron"). The Italian word for "cold" is fredda.
Why isn't there a word for "it" before the second è?
Italian usually drops subject pronouns like "it", "he", or "she" because the verb itself already shows who or what you are talking about. You don't need to say "it is cold"; just saying è fredda (is cold) is perfectly complete.
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