Questions & Answers about I tuoi colleghi sono occupati?
Why do we say i tuoi instead of just tuoi?
In Italian, possessive words like tuoi (your) almost always need a definite article like i (the) in front of them. You literally say the your colleagues. The main exception is when talking about singular family members (like mio padre for my father), where you drop the article.
Is colleghi masculine or feminine?
Colleghi is masculine plural. The singular word for colleague is collega, which is a special noun: it ends in an A for both men (il collega) and women (la collega). In the plural, a group of male or mixed colleagues becomes i colleghi, while a group of entirely female colleagues becomes le colleghe.
Why does occupati end in -i?
How do we know this is a question when the word order looks like a normal sentence?
In Italian, you do not need to rearrange words or add words like do or are to ask a question. You just use the exact same word order as a regular statement and make your voice go up at the end. Without the question mark, I tuoi colleghi sono occupati simply means your colleagues are busy.
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