Breakdown of I dopocena in albergo sono rilassanti.
essere
to be
l'albergo
the hotel (m)
in
in / made of (material)
rilassante
relaxing
Questions & Answers about I dopocena in albergo sono rilassanti.
Why doesn't dopocena change its ending in the plural?
Dopocena is a compound noun made of a preposition/adverb (dopo) and a noun (cena). A general rule for Italian compound nouns formed this way is that they are invariable, meaning their endings don't change in the plural. You only know it is plural here because of the plural article i and the verb sono.
Since cena is feminine, why do we use the masculine plural article i for dopocena?
Even though cena (dinner) is feminine, the compound noun dopocena is masculine. When you combine an adverb or preposition with a noun to create a new concept, the resulting word often takes the default masculine gender. So, the singular is il dopocena and the plural is i dopocena.
Why do we use in albergo here instead of nell'albergo?
For many common locations like a hotel (albergo), bank (banca), or pharmacy (farmacia), Italian uses the simple preposition in without the definite article when referring to the general idea or function of the place. You would only use nell' if you were talking about one specific hotel, like nell'albergo in cui alloggiamo (in the hotel where we are staying).
Why is the adjective rilassanti instead of rilassati?