Breakdown of La giovane attivista parla spesso.
giovane
young
parlare
to speak / to talk
spesso
often
l'attivista
activist
Questions & Answers about La giovane attivista parla spesso.
How do we know if attivista is male or female in this sentence?
If we were talking about a male activist, how would the sentence change?
What would this sentence look like in the plural for a group of female activists?
It would be Le giovani attiviste parlano spesso. While -ista words are the same in the singular, their plurals change based on gender. A feminine group takes the -e ending (le attiviste), while a masculine or mixed group takes the -i ending (gli attivisti). Notice that the adjective giovane also changes to its plural form, giovani.
Why does spesso come after the verb, instead of before it like in English?