Word
Ha scritto un ottimo testo su questi temi.
Meaning
He wrote an excellent text on these themes.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ha scritto un ottimo testo su questi temi.
un
a / an (masculine)
questi
these (masculine)
ottimo
excellent
avere
to have
Questions & Answers about Ha scritto un ottimo testo su questi temi.
Wait, doesn't the singular word end in '-a' (tema)? Why does it use the masculine plural 'questi' and end in '-i'?
This is exactly the focus of this lesson! Words of Greek origin ending in -ma (like il tema, il problema, il programma) are actually masculine, despite ending in -a in the singular. Because they are regular masculine nouns in the plural, their ending changes to -i (i temi) and they must be matched with masculine adjectives like questi.
Why is it un ottimo testo instead of un testo ottimo?
Ottimo means "excellent" and is the irregular superlative form of buono (good). Adjectives that express a subjective opinion or a built-in strong quality often go before the noun in Italian to add emphasis. You can put it after the noun, but placing it before is very common and strongly highlights the high quality of the text.
Can I use di instead of su to mean "about" these themes?
Since scritto is an irregular past participle, does its ending change if a woman wrote the text?