Learn Italian: Mi piacciono le turiste americane.

Mi piacciono le turiste americane.

I like the American tourists.

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Questions & Answers about Mi piacciono le turiste americane.

Why is it le turiste here instead of le turisti?

Nouns ending in -ista like turista are the same for masculine and feminine in the singular (il turista, la turista). But in the plural, they split! A group of only female tourists is le turiste (using the standard feminine plural -e ending), while a group of male or mixed-gender tourists is i turisti.

Why do we use piacciono instead of piace?

In Italian, the verb piacere acts literally like "to be pleasing to". The subject of this sentence is actually the tourists, not "I". Because le turiste is plural, the verb must be the plural form piacciono ("are pleasing").

Why is the adjective americane ending in -e?

Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Since le turiste is feminine plural, the base adjective americano changes to its feminine plural form, americane.

Do I really need the article le here? In English, I can just say "I like American tourists" in general.

Yes, you generally need the definite article (il, la, i, le) in Italian when expressing likes, dislikes, or preferences with piacere, even when you are talking about a broad category like American tourists in general.