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Sì, sono stanco.

Sì, sono stanco.
Yes, I am tired.
From Lesson 5:Yes/No questions·Italian

Breakdown of Sì, sono stanco.

essere
to be
stanco
tired
sì
yes

Questions & Answers about Sì, sono stanco.

Why is there no word for "I" before sono?
In Italian, you can usually drop subject pronouns like io (I) because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. Since sono means "I am" here, the "I" is already built in!
Wait, doesn't sono also mean "they are"? How do we know it means "I am" here?
Yes, sono can mean both "I am" and "they are"! You can tell it means "I am" in this sentence because the adjective stanco (tired) is singular. If it meant "they are tired," the adjective would be plural: sono stanchi.
If I am a woman, do I still say stanco?
No, you would say stanca. Adjectives in Italian change their endings to match the gender of the person they describe. Since stanco ends in -o, we know the speaker is male. A female speaker would use the -a ending to say sono stanca.
Why does the word sì have an accent mark on the i?
The accent mark distinguishes it from another word. Sì with the accent means "yes." Without the accent, si is a pronoun you will learn about later. The accent mark is a visual cue to tell them apart!
How would I ask the question that prompts this answer?
To ask "Are you tired?", you just take the regular statement for "you are tired" (sei stanco) and raise the pitch of your voice at the end: Sei stanco? You don't need to change the word order or add words like "are" or "do" like we do in English.

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