Breakdown of Ho già pagato la mia bolletta, non è giusto pagare anche la tua.
essere
to be
non
not
anche
also, too
avere
to have
mio
my
tuo
your
pagare
to pay
già
already
la bolletta
the utility bill
giusto
fair / right (correct)
Questions & Answers about Ho già pagato la mia bolletta, non è giusto pagare anche la tua.
Why is it la tua instead of just tua for "yours"?
In Italian, independent possessive pronouns (words like "mine", "yours", "hers" that stand alone without a noun) almost always need a definite article like il or la before them. Since it replaces la tua bolletta (your bill), we keep the article and say la tua.
How do I know whether to use il tuo, la tua, i tuoi, or le tue here?
Why is già (already) placed in the middle of the verb ho pagato?
Common adverbs of time like già (already), ancora (yet), and mai (never) are usually placed right between the helping verb (ho) and the past participle (pagato) when using the past tense (passato prossimo).
Why is the second "pay" translated as the infinitive pagare?
When you use an impersonal expression like non è giusto (it is not fair), the verb that follows stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form because you are making a general statement rather than conjugating the verb for a specific person.
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