Word
Lei è più sensibile che sincera.
Meaning
She is more sensitive than sincere.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Lei è più sensibile che sincera.
essere
to be
lei
she
più
more / anymore (with 'non')
che
than (in comparisons)
Questions & Answers about Lei è più sensibile che sincera.
Why do we use che here instead of di for "than"?
We use che because we are comparing two adjectives (sensibile and sincera) that describe the exact same person. If we were comparing two different people or things, like saying she is more sensitive than Marco, we would use di.
Does sensibile mean "sensible"?
No, sensibile is a classic false friend! It actually means "sensitive". If you want to say someone is "sensible" in the sense of being practical and reasonable, you would use a word like ragionevole or sensato.
Why doesn't sensibile end in "-a" to match the feminine subject Lei?
Adjectives that end in "-e" in their standard dictionary form, like sensibile or intelligente, are used for both masculine and feminine subjects. We only change them to "-i" for the plural. However, sincera comes from the regular "-o" adjective sincero, so it must change to "-a" to match the feminine subject.
Can I drop Lei and just say È più sensibile che sincera?
Yes, you absolutely can! Italian often drops the subject pronoun because the verb and context usually make it clear who you are talking about. In this specific sentence, the feminine ending of sincera also gives a strong clue that we are talking about a woman.