Breakdown of Mi piacciono questi biscotti, tranne quelli con il glutine.
questo
this (masculine)
quello
that
con
with
mi
to me
piacere
to please / to like
il biscotto
the cookie
tranne
except
il glutine
the gluten
Questions & Answers about Mi piacciono questi biscotti, tranne quelli con il glutine.
How does tranne work here, and could I use eccetto instead?
Tranne means "except" or "apart from". You could absolutely replace it with eccetto in this sentence without changing the meaning. Both are used directly before the thing being excluded, without needing any extra linking prepositions.
Why is the verb piacciono plural here?
Why use quelli instead of questi in the second part of the sentence?
Quelli translates to "the ones" here. While the speaker is referring to "these biscuits" (questi biscotti) right in front of them, they use quelli to refer broadly to any biscuits out there that contain gluten.
Why do we say con il glutine instead of just con glutine?
In Italian, general substances and categories usually require a definite article. So, instead of saying "with gluten" like in English, Italian says "with the gluten" (con il glutine).
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