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L'onestà è più importante dei soldi.

L'onestà è più importante dei soldi.
Honesty is more important than money.
From Lesson 257:Invariable plurals for accented nouns (le città, i caffè)·Italian

Questions & Answers about L'onestà è più importante dei soldi.

How would you make the noun onestà plural?
It becomes le onestà. Nouns that end in an accented vowel (like onestà, città, or caffè) are invariable. This means the noun itself doesn't change spelling in the plural; you only show that it is plural by changing the article.
Why do we need the article L' before onestà when the English translation is just "Honesty"?
In Italian, abstract nouns used in a general broad sense (like honesty, love, or freedom) almost always require a definite article. Because onestà starts with a vowel, the feminine article la drops its vowel and becomes l'.
Why is the word for "money" plural (soldi) in this sentence?
Unlike English, where "money" is treated as a singular, uncountable concept, the common Italian word soldi is plural (originally referring to physical coins). Because it is plural, it takes the plural masculine article i.
Why does "than" translate to dei here instead of che?
When making a comparison between two nouns (honesty and money), Italian uses di for "than". Because the second noun (soldi) needs its definite article (i), the preposition di combines with i to form dei. You generally use che for "than" when comparing two adjectives or two verbs.

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