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Quali strategie usano i nostri avversari?

Quali strategie usano i nostri avversari?
Which strategies do our opponents use?
From Lesson 147:Interrogative 'which' (quale, quali)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Quali strategie usano i nostri avversari?

Why is it quali and not quale here?
Quali is the plural form of quale (which). It changes to match the plural noun it describes, which in this case is strategie (strategies). Remember that quale only changes for number (singular vs. plural), not for gender! You use quale for any singular noun and quali for any plural noun.
What is the singular form of strategie?
The singular is strategia. Because it is a feminine noun ending in -a, its plural changes to end in -e. If you wanted to ask about just one strategy, the sentence would start with Quale strategia...
Why is the verb usano placed before the subject i nostri avversari?
In Italian questions, it is very common to invert the word order and put the subject at the end of the sentence. The literal structure here is "Which strategies use the our opponents?".
Why is there an i before nostri avversari? Doesn't nostri already mean "our"?
Yes, but unlike English, Italian almost always requires a definite article (like il, la, or i) right before a possessive word. So instead of just "our opponents", you must say i nostri avversari (literally "the our opponents"). The main exception is with singular family members, but opponents don't count!

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