Breakdown of Le protagoniste di questo romanzo sono giovani.
essere
to be
questo
this (masculine)
giovane
young
di
of, from
Questions & Answers about Le protagoniste di questo romanzo sono giovani.
Wait, why is it le protagoniste with an "-e"? Aren't words ending in "-ista" the same for both genders?
They are the same in the singular (il protagonista for a male, la protagonista for a female). However, in the plural, they have distinct forms: i protagonisti for males or a mixed group, and le protagoniste for an all-female group. Here, the "-e" ending and the article le tell us the protagonists of this novel are all women.
If le protagoniste is feminine plural, why does the adjective giovani end in "-i" instead of "-e"?
Is romanzo a translation for "romance"?
No, romanzo is a classic "false friend"! It means a "novel" (a fictional book). If you want to say "romance" in the sense of a romantic story or love affair, you would use storia d'amore.
Why is it questo romanzo and not quest'romanzo?