Breakdown of I pendolari odiano prendere le metro urbane.
prendere
to take
odiare
to hate
il pendolare
the commuter
la metro
the subway
urbano
urban
Questions & Answers about I pendolari odiano prendere le metro urbane.
Why is the plural of subway written as le metro instead of le metre or i metro?
Metro is a clipped (abbreviated) word, short for la metropolitana. When a noun is shortened this way, it keeps the gender of the original long word (feminine) but its ending becomes invariable (it doesn't change in the plural). So, la metro becomes le metro. You rely entirely on the article le to know it is plural.
Why does the adjective urbane end in -e when metro ends in -o?
Adjectives always agree with the true gender and number of the noun. Because le metro is feminine plural, the adjective urbano changes to its feminine plural form, urbane. This can look mismatched (metro urbane), but the grammar rules apply based on the hidden full word (le metropolitane).
Why isn't there a preposition between odiano and prendere?
The verb odiare (to hate) connects directly to an infinitive verb (like prendere) without needing a preposition like di or a. Other verbs expressing strong preference, such as amare (to love) or preferire (to prefer), follow this exact same pattern.
Do Italians always use prendere for forms of transportation?
What is the literal meaning behind pendolari?
I pendolari (the commuters) shares a root with the word pendolo (pendulum). It perfectly describes the daily routine of workers swinging back and forth between their homes and their jobs!
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