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La borsa rossa è molto leggera.

La borsa rossa è molto leggera.
The red bag is very light.
From Lesson 15:Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)·Italian

Breakdown of La borsa rossa è molto leggera.

essere
to be
molto
very
rosso
red
la borsa
the bag
leggero
light

Questions & Answers about La borsa rossa è molto leggera.

Why do both rossa and leggera end in -a?
Both of these adjectives describe la borsa (the bag), which is a feminine singular noun. Regular adjectives that end in -o in their dictionary form (like rosso and leggero) change their ending to -a to match feminine singular nouns.
Why does rossa come after borsa instead of before it?
In Italian, descriptive adjectives, including colors like rossa, almost always come directly after the noun they describe. Instead of the English word order the red bag, Italian says la borsa rossa (the bag red).
Since borsa is feminine, why doesn't molto change to molta?
In this sentence, molto means very and is acting as an adverb to describe the adjective leggera. Adverbs never change their endings. Molto only changes its ending (to molta, molti, or molte) when it means a lot of or many and is attached directly to a noun.
Does leggera mean light in weight or light in color?
The adjective leggera (dictionary form: leggero) means light in weight. If you wanted to say a color was light, such as light red, you would use the word chiaro instead, as in rosso chiaro.

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