Word
Sei proprio gentile.
Meaning
You are really kind.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Sei proprio gentile.
Why isn't there a word for 'you' before sei?
In Italian, the subject pronoun tu (you) is usually left out because the verb form sei already tells us exactly who the subject is. You would only add tu before it if you wanted to add special emphasis, like saying 'YOU are really kind.'
Does gentile change if I am speaking to a man versus a woman?
No, it stays exactly the same! While many Italian adjectives end in -o for masculine and -a for feminine, adjectives that end in -e in their singular dictionary form, like gentile, are used for both masculine and feminine.
Could I use molto instead of proprio to say 'really' kind?