Breakdown of La tua stanza è grande come la mia, è giusto.
essere
to be
grande
big
mio
my
tuo
your
la stanza
the room
come
as (in comparisons)
giusto
fair / right (correct)
Questions & Answers about La tua stanza è grande come la mia, è giusto.
Why is there a la before mia when it just means "mine"?
In Italian, possessive pronouns (words like "mine," "yours," or "hers" that stand alone without a noun) almost always need a definite article (il, la, i, or le) right in front of them. Since mia refers back to la stanza (a feminine singular noun), it uses the feminine singular article la.
Wait, both "your room" and "mine" use la in this sentence?
Exactly! English handles these differently: we say "your room" (no article) and "mine" (a totally different word). Italian is much more consistent. Whether the possessive is an adjective attached to a noun (la tua stanza) or a pronoun standing alone replacing that noun (la mia), it still takes the definite article.
How does grande come translate to "as big as"? Where is the first "as"?
To say two things are equal in Italian ("as [adjective] as"), you can simply use [adjective] come. You don't actually need a word for the first "as". So, grande come literally translates to "big like" or "big as", which gives us "as big as". You might occasionally see così grande come, but the così (so/thus) is totally optional and often dropped.
Why doesn't è giusto need a word for "it" to say "it's fair"?
In Italian, subject pronouns (like "it," "he," or "she") are usually dropped because the verb itself tells you who or what the subject is. When making a general statement like "it is fair" or "it is right," you just start with the verb è (is) followed by the adjective.
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