Learn Italian: Le macchine americane sono veloci.

Le macchine americane sono veloci.

The American cars are fast.

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Why does americane end in -e instead of -i?

The adjective americano (American) belongs to the group of adjectives that end in -o. To describe le macchine (the cars), which is a feminine plural noun, the ending must change to -e to match. If we were describing a masculine plural noun, it would end in -i.

If the cars are feminine plural, why does veloci end in -i?

Veloci comes from the adjective veloce (fast), which belongs to the group of adjectives ending in -e. These adjectives do not change for gender, only for number. They always change to -i in the plural, whether the noun they describe is masculine or feminine.

Why is the word for American placed after the word for cars?

In Italian, most descriptive adjectives and all adjectives of nationality, like americane, come after the noun they describe. This is the opposite of the English word order.

Why does macchine end in -e?