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Questo formaggio è morbido e facile da spalmare sul pane.

Questo formaggio è morbido e facile da spalmare sul pane.
This cheese is soft and easy to spread on the bread.
From Lesson 272:Adjectives with infinitives (bello da vedere)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questo formaggio è morbido e facile da spalmare sul pane.

Why do we use da between facile and spalmare?
When an adjective like facile (easy), difficile (hard), or impossibile (impossible) describes a specific noun like the cheese and is followed by an infinitive verb, you must use da to connect them. This pattern is how you say something is easy to do.
I thought facile was sometimes followed by di. Why not here?
You use di when making a general, impersonal statement, like È facile dire questo (It is easy to say this). But when the adjective describes a specific subject that receives the action, like Questo formaggio (This cheese), you must use da.
Why is it sul pane instead of just su pane?
In Italian, you almost always need a definite article before a noun. When the preposition su (on) combines with the article il (the) for pane, they merge into the articulated preposition sul (on the).
Does morbido mean the same thing as the English word morbid?
Not at all, it is a false friend! In Italian, morbido simply means soft or smooth, which makes perfect sense for a spreadable cheese. If you actually wanted to say morbid in Italian, you would use a word like macabro.

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