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I soldi sono sotto il libro.

I soldi sono sotto il libro.
The money is under the book.
From Lesson 77:Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)·Italian

Breakdown of I soldi sono sotto il libro.

essere
to be
il libro
the book
i soldi
the money
sotto
under, below

Questions & Answers about I soldi sono sotto il libro.

Why does the sentence use sono instead of è? The English translation says 'The money is'.
In English, 'money' is a singular word, but the Italian word soldi is plural. Because the noun is plural, you must use the plural verb sono (are) along with the plural article i.
Does sotto need to be combined with a preposition like a or da, similar to vicino a or lontano da?
No, sotto usually connects directly to the noun and its article. You just say sotto il libro, without needing an extra preposition in between. This is different from phrases like vicino a where the a is required.
Is sotto the only word I need for 'under', 'below', and 'underneath'?
Yes, you do not need to learn different words for these concepts in Italian. The word sotto covers 'under', 'below', and 'underneath' all at once.

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