Breakdown of Voglio comprare un paio di scarpe e dieci uova.
un
a / an (masculine)
e
and
la scarpa
the shoe
di
of, from
Questions & Answers about Voglio comprare un paio di scarpe e dieci uova.
I thought the singular word for egg was uovo (masculine). Why does the plural uova end in -a?
The word for "pair" is paio. Does it follow the same irregular pattern as uova if I want to buy two pairs of shoes?
Do I always need di after un paio?
Why isn't comprare (to buy) conjugated here?
Because it comes right after voglio (I want). In Italian, when you use a modal verb (like wanting, being able to, or needing to do something), only the first verb is conjugated. The second verb stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form, like comprare.