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Questi dieci vestiti sono molto cari.

Questi dieci vestiti sono molto cari.
These ten dresses are very expensive.
From Lesson 21:Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questi dieci vestiti sono molto cari.

Does dieci change its ending because it is describing plural masculine clothes?
No, cardinal numbers like dieci (ten) do not change their endings to match the gender or number of the noun they describe. The only exception is uno (one), which changes depending on the noun (like un, una, etc.). For numbers two and up, you just use the base word!
Why do we use Questi instead of Questo?
Questi is the plural masculine form of questo (this). Since vestiti is plural and masculine, the word for "this" has to change to "these" (questi) to match it.
Why doesn't molto change to molti to match the plural word vestiti?
In this sentence, molto is an adverb meaning "very" because it describes the adjective cari (expensive). Adverbs never change their endings! Molto only changes its ending when it acts as an adjective meaning "much" or "many" to describe a noun directly (like saying molti vestiti for "many dresses").
Doesn't cari usually mean "dear"?
Yes, it can! The adjective caro (plural cari) means "dear" when talking about people you care about, but it means "expensive" when talking about the price of an item.
Is vestiti related to the English word "vests"?
They look similar, but vestiti is a false friend! In Italian, un vestito is a dress or a suit, and the plural vestiti means dresses or clothes in general. If you want to say "vest" in Italian, you would use the word gilet.

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