Learn Italian: Il concerto è molto caro. - The concert is very expensive.

Il concerto è molto caro.

The concert is very expensive.

Breakdown of Il concerto è molto caro.

Questions & Answers about Il concerto è molto caro.

Does caro mean "expensive" or "dear"?

It means both! In Italian, caro is used to describe something that costs a lot of money ("expensive"), but it is also used to express affection ("dear"). Context tells you which one it is—since a concert costs money, it means "expensive" here.

Why doesn't molto change its ending here?

In this sentence, molto means "very," which makes it an adverb describing the adjective caro. Adverbs never change their endings. Molto only changes its ending (to molti, molte, etc.) when it means "a lot of" or "many" and describes a noun directly (like molti concerti).

Is the accent mark on è really necessary?

Yes, it is crucial! The accent mark is the only thing that separates è (meaning "is") from e (meaning "and"). If you leave it off, the sentence would translate to "The concert and very expensive," which doesn't make sense.

How would this sentence change if I were talking about multiple concerts?

If you were talking about multiple concerts (i concerti), the verb and the adjective would need to match the plural masculine noun. The sentence would become I concerti sono molto cari. Notice that molto stays exactly the same!