Breakdown of Lui studia molto bene.
Questions & Answers about Lui studia molto bene.
Why does this sentence use studia instead of studio?
Studia is the "he/she/it" form of the regular verb studiare (to study). To conjugate regular -are verbs for lui (he) or lei (she), you remove the -are and add -a. If you wanted to say "I study", you would use studio. I learned that Italians usually drop words like "he" or "I". Why is lui used here?
You are right that subject pronouns like lui (he) are often dropped in Italian because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action. We include them when we want to add emphasis, like saying "He studies very well" (perhaps comparing him to someone else), or just to be perfectly clear. Sometimes I see molto change its ending to molti or molta. Why doesn't it change here?
In this sentence, molto means "very" and is describing the word bene (well). When it works like this, it is an adverb, and adverbs never change their endings. Molto only changes its ending to match a noun, like when you say molti libri (many books). Could I say Lui studia molto buono?
No, you have to use bene. Bene means "well" and describes how an action is done. Buono means "good" and is used to describe things or people (like a good pizza). Since we are describing the action of studying, we must use bene. Learn Lui studia molto bene and more in Italian
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