Word
Di chi è l'orecchino? Lo deve descrivere.
Meaning
Whose earring is it? You must describe it.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Di chi è l'orecchino? Lo deve descrivere.
Why is "whose" translated as two words, di chi?
Why does the translation say "You must" when deve is the he/she form of dovere?
What does the lo in lo deve descrivere do?
Could I attach lo to the end of the sentence instead?
Yes! When using a modal verb like dovere with an infinitive (descrivere), the pronoun can go before the conjugated verb (lo deve descrivere) or attach to the end of the infinitive by dropping its final -e (deve descriverlo). Both are completely natural.