Breakdown of Le nuove tendenze sono sempre meno popolari.
essere
to be
nuovo
new
sempre
always
meno
to / less (time) / less
Questions & Answers about Le nuove tendenze sono sempre meno popolari.
Why does sempre meno mean "less and less" instead of "always less"?
In Italian, placing sempre before meno (less) or più (more) expresses an ongoing, progressive change. While it literally translates to "always less", it is the standard Italian grammar for saying "less and less" or "increasingly less".
Could I translate sempre meno as "decreasingly"?
Yes, absolutely! Sempre meno shows a continuous downward trend ("less and less" or "decreasingly"), just as sempre più shows a continuous upward trend ("more and more" or "increasingly").
Since tendenze is a feminine plural noun, why does the adjective popolari end in -i instead of -e?
Could I put nuove after the noun, like le tendenze nuove?