Learn Italian: Perché sei arrabbiato?

Perché sei arrabbiato?

Why are you angry?

Breakdown of Perché sei arrabbiato?

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Questions & Answers about Perché sei arrabbiato?

Since this lesson is about the verb stare, why does this sentence use sei (from essere) instead of stai?

While stare is used to talk about your general well-being or health (like in come stai?), specific emotional states and feelings like being angry (arrabbiato), happy, or sad use the verb essere (to be). That is why we use sei in this sentence.

Does perché mean why or because?

It actually means both! In Italian, you use perché to ask a question (why) and also to answer it (because). You can always tell which meaning is intended based on whether it is in a question or a statement.

If I am speaking to a woman, does the sentence change?

Yes! Because arrabbiato is an adjective, its ending must match the gender of the person you are describing. To ask a woman, you change the masculine -o ending to the feminine -a ending, making it Perché sei arrabbiata?