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Questo è un momento importante.

Questo è un momento importante.
This is an important moment.
From Lesson 52:Telling time (sono le...)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questo è un momento importante.

Why is it Questo and not Questa?
Questo means 'this' and it matches the masculine noun momento (moment). If we were talking about a feminine word, you would use Questa.
Why does the adjective importante end in 'e' when momento is a masculine noun ending in 'o'?
While many Italian adjectives change their ending to match masculine (-o) or feminine (-a) nouns, there is a second group of adjectives that always end in -e in the singular. Importante is one of these, so it stays exactly the same whether describing a masculine or feminine word.
Why is it un momento and not uno momento?
We use the indefinite article un before most masculine singular words starting with a consonant. Uno is a special article saved only for masculine words starting with 'z', or an 's' followed by another consonant (like uno studente).
Since this lesson is about telling time, can I use momento to ask about clock time?
No, momento simply translates to a 'moment' or 'instant'. To ask about clock time, you must use the word for hour, which is ora (for example, Che ore sono? meaning 'What time is it?').

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