Word
Scivolo spesso sulla roccia perché ho le gambe stanche.
Meaning
I slip often on the rock because my legs are tired.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Scivolo spesso sulla roccia perché ho le gambe stanche.
stanco
tired
avere
to have
perché
because, why
spesso
often
Questions & Answers about Scivolo spesso sulla roccia perché ho le gambe stanche.
Why does it say "ho le gambe stanche" instead of using "my legs"?
In Italian, when talking about your own body parts, you usually use the definite article (like le) instead of a possessive word like "my". To say "my legs are tired," Italians literally say "I have the legs tired" (ho le gambe stanche).
Is "perché" used for both "why" and "because"?
Yes! Perché can mean either "why" in a question or "because" in an answer. Here, it is used as a conjunction meaning "because" to explain the reason for slipping.
Why is the ending of "stanche" an "e"?
Adjectives must match the noun they describe. Gamba (leg) is feminine, so the plural gambe is feminine plural. The adjective stanco (tired) changes to its feminine plural form stanche to match. Notice how the "h" is added to keep the hard "c" sound from the original word!
How does the word "sulla" work here?
Sulla is a combined word made from the preposition su (on) and the definite article la (the). Because roccia (rock) is a feminine singular noun, it uses la, and merging them makes the sentence flow more naturally.