Learn Italian: Lo studio è grande, ma c'è sempre silenzio. - The studio is big, but there is always silence.

Lo studio è grande, ma c'è sempre silenzio.

The studio is big, but there is always silence.

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Questions & Answers about Lo studio è grande, ma c'è sempre silenzio.

Why does the sentence use lo instead of il for studio?

In Italian, masculine words that start with s followed by a consonant (like st) use the article lo instead of il. The plural would be gli studi.

Can studio mean things other than an artist's studio or a study room?

Yes! Besides a physical room (like an office or a study), studio also means the act of studying. You will often see it in phrases like lo studio dell'italiano (the study of Italian).

Why does sempre come between c'è and silenzio?

Adverbs of time like sempre (always) usually go immediately after the conjugated verb. So it follows c'è (there is) right before the noun silenzio.

Why doesn't grande end in -o since studio is a masculine word?

Grande belongs to a group of adjectives that end in -e in the singular. They use the same ending for both masculine and feminine nouns. In the plural, it changes to grandi.