Breakdown of I nuovi sistemi non sono migliori, sono peggiori.
essere
to be
nuovo
new
non
not
migliore
better/best
peggiore
worse/worst
il sistema
the system (general, method)
Questions & Answers about I nuovi sistemi non sono migliori, sono peggiori.
Why is it I nuovi sistemi and not Le nuove sisteme?
Sistema is a masculine noun, even though it ends in -a in the singular. It belongs to a group of Greek-origin words ending in -ma (like il problema and il programma) that are masculine. In the plural, the ending changes to -i (sistemi) and it takes masculine plural articles and adjectives like I nuovi.
Why do migliori and peggiori end in -i here?
They are describing the plural noun sistemi. The singular forms of these adjectives are migliore (better) and peggiore (worse). Since they end in -e in the singular, they change to -i for both masculine and feminine plural nouns.
Could I say più buoni and più cattivi instead of migliori and peggiori?
You will sometimes hear those regular forms, but migliori and peggiori are the standard, much more common irregular comparatives for better and worse when comparing the overall quality of things like systems.
Why is the word 'they' missing before the second sono?
Italian frequently drops subject pronouns. The verb form sono already makes it clear that we are talking about 'them' (the systems), so adding a pronoun like loro or essi is unnecessary and sounds less natural.
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