Questions & Answers about La sua borsa è pesante?
Why is it la sua? Does sua specifically mean 'her'?
Why do we say La sua instead of just Sua?
Unlike English, Italian almost always requires a definite article (like il or la) before a possessive adjective. It is a standard rule of the language to include the article for most nouns, so you literally say something like 'the her bag'.
Since borsa is a feminine noun, shouldn't the adjective be pesanta?
Not all adjectives change to match the -o and -a endings. A large group of Italian adjectives naturally end in -e in the singular. These adjectives use the exact same -e ending for both masculine and feminine nouns. Pesante (heavy) is one of them.
The word order looks like a statement. How do you form questions in Italian?
You do not need to swap words around to ask a yes-or-no question in Italian. You simply keep the exact same word order as a regular statement and raise the pitch of your voice at the end. In writing, just add a question mark!
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