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Abbiamo fatto un brindisi speciale per l'anniversario.

Abbiamo fatto un brindisi speciale per l'anniversario.
We made a special toast for the anniversary.
From Lesson 102:The verb piacere in the past tense (è piaciuto, sono piaciuti)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Abbiamo fatto un brindisi speciale per l'anniversario.

Why does brindisi end in -i if it means "a" toast (singular)?
Brindisi is an invariable noun. While most Italian words ending in -i are plural, this one is an exception. It is masculine singular here (un brindisi), and the word stays exactly the same in the plural: due brindisi (two toasts).
Why use fatto (made/did) here?
In Italian, the standard expression is fare un brindisi (to make a toast). Since the sentence is in the past tense, we use the passato prossimo form abbiamo fatto (we made).
If brindisi is masculine, why doesn't the adjective end in -o (like specialo)?
Speciale belongs to a group of adjectives that naturally end in -e in the singular, rather than -o or -a. These adjectives use the same -e ending for both masculine and feminine nouns. If the noun were plural, the adjective would change to -i (speciali).
Could I just say Abbiamo brindato instead of Abbiamo fatto un brindisi?
Yes! Brindare is the verb meaning "to toast." You can either say abbiamo brindato (we toasted) or abbiamo fatto un brindisi (we made a toast). Both are very common and natural in Italian.

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