Question 1

Why is già placed between hanno and visto?

Accepted Answer

In the Italian past tense, short adverbs of time like già (already), mai (never), and ancora (yet) are usually sandwiched right between the helping verb (hanno) and the past participle (visto). This is very similar to how we say 'have already seen' in English!

Question 2

Since the subject is le ragazze (feminine plural), why isn't the past participle viste?

Accepted Answer

Because the helping verb is avere (hanno). In Italian, when you use avere to form the past tense, the past participle usually stays in its default masculine singular form (visto), no matter who is doing the action. You only make the ending match the subject when the helping verb is essere.

Question 3

What is the dictionary form (infinitive) of visto?

Accepted Answer

The infinitive is vedere (to see). It has an irregular past participle. Instead of following the normal rule and ending in -uto for an -ere verb, it becomes visto. This is a very common verb, so it is a great one to memorize early on!

Question 4

I thought mostra was a verb meaning 'shows'. Why is it a noun here?

Accepted Answer

You are right that mostra can be the he/she/it form of the verb mostrare (to show). However, here it has the definite article la in front of it, which tells us it is being used as a noun. La mostra translates to 'the exhibition' or 'the show', like an art museum exhibit.

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