Breakdown of Le fragole sono ottime, ma costano troppo.
essere
to be
ma
but
ottimo
excellent
troppo
too, too much, too many
la fragola
the strawberry
costare
to cost
Questions & Answers about Le fragole sono ottime, ma costano troppo.
What is the singular form of le fragole?
Why does the adjective ottime end in -e?
Why doesn't troppo change to troppe to match the feminine plural strawberries?
What is the base form of the verb costano?
It comes from the regular verb costare (to cost). The -ano ending tells us it is in the "they" form, which makes sense because it is the strawberries doing the costing.
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