Breakdown of Le lenzuola rosse sono sul letto?
essere
to be
rosso
red
il letto
the bed
sul
on the; about the (su + il)
Questions & Answers about Le lenzuola rosse sono sul letto?
Why does lenzuola end in -a, and what gender is it?
Why is the adjective rosse instead of rossi?
Because lenzuola becomes feminine in the plural, any adjectives describing it must also be feminine plural. Even though a singular sheet (il lenzuolo) is masculine, the plural sheets are feminine, so rosso changes to rosse.
Is this masculine-to-feminine plural switch common?
Can you remind me how sul is formed here?
Sul is a combined word meaning on the. It joins the preposition su (on) with il (the masculine singular article for the), which perfectly matches the masculine singular noun letto (bed).