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Gli sbagli sono tanti.

Gli sbagli sono tanti.
There are a lot of mistakes.
From Lesson 16:Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Gli sbagli sono tanti.

Why does tanto change to tanti here?
In this sentence, tanto is acting as an adjective describing the noun sbagli (mistakes). Because sbagli is masculine and plural, the adjective must change its ending to match, becoming tanti. If it were an adverb describing an action instead (like 'I eat a lot'), it would stay as tanto.
The English translation says 'There are', so why doesn't the Italian use ci sono?
The English translation is phrased to sound natural, but the Italian sentence literally translates to 'The mistakes are many.' If you wanted to use ci sono (there are), you could say Ci sono tanti sbagli. Both ways are perfectly correct and mean the same thing!
Could I use molti instead of tanti in this sentence?
Yes! Tanti and molti are practically interchangeable when they mean 'many' or 'a lot of'. You could easily say Gli sbagli sono molti without changing the meaning.
Why is the article gli used instead of i for sbagli?
The noun sbaglio starts with an 's' followed by another consonant (the letter 'b'). Masculine plural words that start with an 's + consonant' combination always take the definite article gli instead of i.

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