Questions & Answers about Gli studenti fanno attenzione.
Why is fanno used here instead of a word for "pay"?
In Italian, you don't "pay" attention, you "make" or "do" attention. The verb fare (to do or make) is used in many common expressions where English uses a completely different verb. The phrase fare attenzione is the standard way to say "to pay attention". Why is the verb form exactly fanno?
Fanno is the "they" form of the irregular verb fare. Because the subject of the sentence is Gli studenti (The students), we need to use this third-person plural form. Why is the article Gli used here instead of I for "The"?
Both gli and i mean "the" for masculine plural words. However, because studenti starts with an "s" followed by another consonant (the letter "t"), Italian requires the article gli. This rule exists to make the words flow together better when spoken. The singular word is studente. Why does the plural end in "i" instead of "e"?
Italian nouns that end in "-e" in their singular form (like studente) always change their ending to "-i" in the plural. This happens whether the word is masculine or feminine, making the plural form studenti. Learn Gli studenti fanno attenzione and more in Italian
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