Breakdown of Il volume di quel podcast è troppo alto.
essere
to be
alto
tall / high
quello
that
troppo
too, too much, too many
di
of, from
il podcast
the podcast
il volume
the volume
Questions & Answers about Il volume di quel podcast è troppo alto.
Why do we use alto (high) instead of a word for 'loud'?
In Italian, when you refer specifically to the word volume, you describe it as alto (high) or basso (low). If you were describing the music itself or a voice directly, you would use forte (loud).
Why is it quel podcast instead of quello podcast?
The demonstrative adjective quello (that) changes its ending to match the definite article the noun would take. Because podcast starts with a single consonant, it takes the article il (il podcast). Therefore, quello changes to quel.
How do we know the gender of a foreign word like podcast?
This lesson is about Right Dislocation. Why isn't there any Right Dislocation in this sentence?
Right Dislocation requires a direct object that is anticipated by a pronoun (like lo or la) and moved to the end of the clause. This sentence simply states a condition using the verb essere (to be) and an adjective, so there is no direct object to dislocate.
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